CULVER CITY, CA, December 15, 2015 - Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group has promoted veteran Screen Gems executive Pam Kunath to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President, Content Strategy. The announcement was made today by the Motion Picture Group's Chairman Tom Rothman, and President Doug Belgrad, to whom she will now jointly report.
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Promotes Pam Kunath To Executive Vice President, Content Strategy
Award-Winning Re-Recording Mixers Michael And Christian Minkler Join Sony Pictures Post Production Services
CULVER CITY, CALIF., December 14, 2015 — Father and son re-recording mixers Michael and Christian Minkler have joined the growing roster of sound talent at Sony Pictures Post Production Services. The Minklers, who mixed the current Columbia Pictures release Concussion in Sony Pictures' Burt Lancaster Theatre, have been working at the studio since last year, but are now on a formal basis. The pair previously mixed Insurgent on the Sony lot and are currently collaborating on The Hateful Eight.
Sony Pictures Creates 4K Restoration Of Rita Hayworth Musical "Cover Girl"
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — December 9, 2015 — Sony Pictures Entertainment recently completed an all-new 4K restoration of Cover Girl, director Charles Vidor's 1944 Technicolor musical that marked one of the first starring roles for Rita Hayworth. The new restoration, completed under the supervision of Grover Crisp, Sony Pictures EVP Asset Management, Film Restoration & Digital Mastering, recently premiered at The Museum of Modern Art in New York's just-concluded 13th International Festival of film preservation, To Preserve and Project.
Huaso And Croton Media Strike Deals With Dragon TV And Youku Tudou To Bring Adaptation Of Sony Pictures Television's Mad About You To Audiences Across China
BEIJING, December 2, 2015 — Huaso Film/TV Digital Production, the joint-venture production company of Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and CCTV6's HuaCheng Pictures, and Croton Media announced today that they have secured two deals to bring the local adaptation of SPT's hit, multi award-winning comedy Mad About You to audiences across China.
Shanghai Media Group has acquired the exclusive, first-run satellite TV rights to the new comedy, which will be known locally as Xin Hun Gong Yu. The series will debut in early January 2016 on Dragon TV.
Hotel Transylvania 2 Arriving On Digital HD Dec. 22 In Time For The Holidays! On Blu-ray 3D™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack & DVD Jan. 12
"A joy for both kids and adults alike."
- Greg Wakeman, CinemaBlendSony Pictures Home Entertainment Unveils First 4K Ultra HD Discs
CULVER CITY, Calif., November 10, 2015 - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) today announced the studio's first releases in the next-generation 4K Ultra HD™ Disc format, which will arrive in early 2016.
"By some estimates, consumers will own over 100 million Ultra HD television sets by 2019. Sony Pictures' 4K Ultra HD Discs will deliver consumers the ultimate home theater experience, with stunning picture and sound quality," said SPHE president, Man Jit Singh.
Andrew Gumpert Promoted To President, Worldwide Business Affairs And Operations, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group
CULVER CITY, Calif., November 10, 2015 - Sony Pictures Entertainment has promoted Andrew Gumpert to president, Worldwide Business Affairs and Operations for the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, it was announced today by Tom Rothman, chairman of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, to whom Gumpert will report.
Sony Pictures Entertainment And Cross Creek Pictures Ink New Co-Financing, Production, And Distribution Agreement
CULVER CITY, Calif., November 9, 2015 - Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures has entered into a three-year, multifaceted co-financing, production, and distribution deal with Cross Creek Pictures. One of the most proven content companies in the industry, Cross Creek will now bring their award-winning slate of high-profile, commercial films to a new home at Sony Pictures' motion picture group. The announcement was made by Tom Rothman, chairman of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, and by Cross Creek's Timmy Thompson and Brian Oliver.
James Bond Takes The World By Storm As "Spectre" Conquers The Global Box Office Opening #1 In Every Market With Nearly $200 Million Worldwide This Weekend
CULVER CITY, Calif., November 8, 2015 - Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment's SPECTRE's astonishing global box office take is nearly $200 million this weekend.
After setting new box office opening records in nearly every country in which it opened last weekend, SPECTRE, the 24th James Bond adventure, opened wide around the world with stunning results from an additional 72 territories, including the United States, bringing the film's worldwide cume to $300 million in less than two weeks.
James Bond Makes History "Spectre" Demolishes All-Time Box Office Records In Nearly Every Releasing Market UK's Biggest Cinema Opening Of All Time
CULVER CITY, Calif., November 1, 2015 - Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that SPECTRE has shattered box office records in nearly every market in which it has been released, led by a historic performance in the UK.
In total in the six released territories, the film has taken in $80.4 million, including $67.7 million from SPRI territories and $12.7 million from territories in which MGM is distributing.