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May of 2009

 

Rate Jolie injured while filming movie on Long Island

Original at Newsday external link    Fri, May 29

 NY Sony Pictures Entertainment declined to release details but issued a statement saying that Jolie had "sustained a minor injury" while filming an action sequence and that production on the film had resumed. While performing a stunt, Jolie bumped her ...

Rate Spielberg's 2011 Christmas Present to Fans: Tintin

Original at E! Online external link    Fri, May 29

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StarPhoenix Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced that Steven Spielberg's big-budget gamble The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn will hit theaters Dec. 23, 2011. The two studios are coproducing the 3-D motion-capture ...

Rate Rourke talks IRON MAN 2 suit

Original at Comics2Film external link    Fri, May 29

 CA Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment yesterday announced their release plans for the long awaited 3-D motion capture feature film 'The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn' directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by Spielberg, ...

Rate 'Indian fans will enjoy 'Angels & Demons”

Original at Kerala Online external link    Fri, May 29

 India Sony Pictures Entertainment, the distributors of the movie, are expecting a good response from the Indian market too. 'An action thriller, the film is a perfect entertainer for the summer and we hope to see crowds coming back to the cinemas in large ...

Rate Spielberg's Tintin Will Get Released Internationally First

Original at /FILM external link    Thu, May 28

Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment have finally announced their release plans for Steven Spielberg's 3D performance capture adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. The film will be released internationally in ...

Rate Captain and Somali pirates set to go Hollywood

Original at Reuters external link    Thu, May 28

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The studio said it has also optioned the film rights to Phillips' forthcoming memoirs. The studio, which is a unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said it was too early to forecast a possible release date for the movie. (Reporting by Jill Serjeant; ...

Rate Spielberg's 'Tintin' sets a date

Original at Variety external link    Thu, May 28

 CA Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment unveiled plans to release the motion capture pic Stateside on Dec. 23, 2011. But in an unusual move, film will launch internationally in late October and early November 2011, with Sony Pictures ...

Rate Four People Who Don't Get "The Internet"

Original at Özel Web Tasarım external link    Thu, May 28

 Turkey Before becoming CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Michael Lynton served as CEO of AOL Europe and president of AOL International. So it's naturally confusing to hear him say something like this: “I am a guy who hasn't seen any good come out of the ...

Rate Singapore GP 'ads' touch of Hollywood

Original at crash.net external link    Wed, May 27

 UK Cimarron counts big names such as Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios Hollywood and Twentieth Century Fox among its clients, with recent work including trailers for 'blockbusters' Gran Torino, Twilight and animated feature Monsters vs. ...

Rate Illegal downloads soar as hard times bite

Original at Sydney Morning Herald external link    Tue, May 26

 Australia Period," Sony Pictures Entertainment chief executive officer Michael Lynton said this month. Lynton complained the internet had "created this notion that anyone can have whatever they want at any given time ... and if you don't give it to them for free ...

Rate Sony CEO: The Internet needs rules of the road

Original at SmartBrief external link    Tue, May 26

 DC Michael Lynton, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment and self-described "guy who sees nothing good having come from the Internet," responds to his blogging critics with more reasons why the Internet needs some "rules of the road. ...

Rate Sony Pictures Entertainment Joins Culver City for Compost Pilot ...

Original at GreenBiz external link    Mon, May 25

 CA SPE, a division of Sony Corp., operates the company's movie and TV studios, digital production house and marketing services. Film labels include Columbia Tristar and Screen Gems, with current releases such as Angels and Demons and Rachel Getting ...

Rate Movie News: Will Smith to Star in Katrina Film

Original at Bossip external link    Sat, May 23

 New York Will Smith's production company has partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment to bring to life the story of one of the many heroes of the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, the two companies announced Wednesday. Overbrook Entertainment and Sony have earned ...

Rate This Week at Mobile Tech Manor #40- E-books and Idols

Original at jkOnTheRun external link    Fri, May 22

 Texas This statement was made by Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton at a public event for communications professionals. It's no wonder Sony posted its first loss in years, with clowns like this at the helm. So dear reader, like me you're a thief ...

Rate Sony, Overbrook on Katrina hero story

Original at 2TheAdvocate external link    Thu, May 21

 LA AP (AP) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sony Pictures Entertainment and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment have obtained the rights to make a movie about an ex-Marine who protected and helped rescue 244 people from a building flooded by Hurricane Katrina. ...

Rate Sony, Will Smith's Overbrook on Katrina hero story - The Times-Picayune

Original at NOLA.com external link    Thu, May 21

AP (AP) — NEW ORLEANS - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment have obtained the rights to make a movie about an ex-Marine who protected and helped rescue 244 people from a building flooded by Hurricane Katrina. ...

Rate Sony, Will Smith's Overbrook on Katrina hero story

Original at WXVT external link    Thu, May 21

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AP - May 21, 2009 1:04 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment have obtained the rights to make a movie about an ex-Marine who protected and helped rescue 244 people from a building flooded by ...

Rate Sony's thinnest LCD TV Bravia is now Available in India

Original at Khabrein.info external link    Wed, May 20

 India Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the US), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial Holdings. As a semiconductor maker, ...

Rate SPE Networks Asia reshuffles senior team

Original at Indiantelevision.com external link    Wed, May 20

 India MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Networks – Asia (Spena) has announced two promotions amongst its senior management team, and a series of appointment changes to the middle management, effective this month. Voo Chih Yeong has been promoted from ...

Rate Sony rejigs Asia team

Original at C21Media external link    Tue, May 19

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Pay-TV channel group Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia (SPENA) has reshuffled its management as it looks to grow its business through the recession. The re-jigged team will be led by Voo Chich Yeong, who has been promoted from executive ...

Rate ABC's Mars to air in Hong Kong

Original at C21Media external link    Fri, May 1

 UK AXN Beyond, a channel operated by Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia, has acquired the 17-part coproduction from Kudos Film & Television, 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios for an airing from May 5.

April of 2009

 

Rate Crackle bolsters line-up

Original at C21Media external link    Thu, Apr 30

Washington Times  UK Crackle.com, the Sony Pictures Entertainment online video portal that recently struck a longform distribution deal with YouTube, is adding two original series to its slate and a string of movies. Action-comedy series Dusty Peacock, about a hapless ...

Rate Sony: BD Live growing, despite setbacks

Original at CD Freaks.com external link    Sun, Apr 26

 Netherlands Even Sony's Michael Lynton, Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO, is skeptical that Blu-ray will be able to make up for lost revenue from DVDs. In an interview with Forbes, he said the following: "The question is whether people will really ...

Rate Sony Planning To Go 3-D For ‘Spider-Man 4'?

Original at splashpage.mtv.com external link    Thu, Apr 23

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AceShowbiz Sony Pictures Entertainment heads Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton are pondering a question along those lines for “Spider-Man 4,” it seems. While Peter Parker will (hopefully) leave his dancing shoes at home for the next “Spider-Man” sequel, ...

Rate Terminator Salvation Twitter Game Launched

Original at /FILM external link    Mon, Apr 20    24 related articles

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 MA Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, television production and distribution, ...

Rate CLAL FACULTY LISTED IN NEWSWEEK

Original at Clal external link    Tue, Apr 14

 NY Compiled by Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO and Chairman Michael Lynton, News Corporation Executive Gary Ginsberg, and JTN Productions CEO, Jay Sanderson, the list brings together a variety of leaders from the full range of denominations. ...

Rate The B Team Picked Up From Spec Pitch by Sony with Wahlberg and Ferrell

Original at Films and Books Magazine external link    Sat, Apr 11

 FL Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired “The B Team,” a spec pitch package for an Adam mckay-directed action comedy that will team Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as cops, with Chris Henchy and mckay writing the script. Pic will be a co-production ...

Rate MEN IN BLACK 3, GHOSTBUSTERS 3 officially announced

Original at Obsessed With Film external link    Thu, Apr 2

Metro  UK Rory Bruer, the President of Sony Pictures Entertainment announced at the Sony ShoWest panel this week that third portions of the Men in Black and Ghostbusters franchises were officially in development, both set to be released in 2011. ...

Rate AETN appoints Sony as ad rep

Original at C21Media external link    Wed, Apr 1

 UK NEWS BRIEF: AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN), a joint venture of A&E Television Networks and Astro All Asia Entertainment Networks, has appointed Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia (SPENA) as its regional ad sales representative across South-east ...

March of 2009

 

Rate TV Border Disappears for Sony

Original at Top Tech News external link    Wed, Mar 25

 CA By Edward Wyatt "This business has become one market around the globe," said Michael Lynton, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, "and if you don't have a coordinated strategy under one individual, you don't get the most out of your content ...

Rate Sony to merge US and international TV divisions

Original at International Herald Tribune external link    Sun, Mar 22

 France ‘‘This business has become one market around the globe,’’ said Michael Lynton, chairman and chief executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment. ‘‘And if you don’t have a coordinated strategy under one individual, you don’t get the most out of your content ...

Rate Stumbling Toward Bollywood

Original at New York Times external link    Fri, Mar 20

 United States The studios entered the market when “it was very expensive and frothy,” said Michael Lynton, the chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. “It became uneconomic at the time to make and distribute movies. So we did smaller films as a place holder and ...

Rate 2waytraffic sells more Millionaire

Original at C21Media external link    Wed, Mar 18

 UK The Sony Pictures Entertainment-owned company has also developed a spin-off the international best-seller, which will launch at MipTV later this month. Four of the format deals will see the show on air for the first time in five countries. ...

February of 2009

 

Rate Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg are The B-Team

Original at Just Jared external link    Thu, Feb 26

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 NY According to Variety, the script is unfinished but with a McKay-Ferrell pairing, Sony Pictures Entertainment went ahead and acquired the rights to the film anyway. WHAT DO YOU THINK of Marky Mark getting into comedy? Sony Pictures Activates The B Team ComingSoon.net

Rate Sony ups Friedman to senior VP

Original at Variety external link    Wed, Feb 18

 CA - By TATIANA SIEGEL Paul Friedman has been upped to senior VP of music business affairs for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Friedman will remain responsible for ...

Rate Spielberg’s DreamWorks Said to Be Headed to Disney

Original at New York Times external link    Fri, Feb 6

 United States - The movie, set for release in 2011, is now being made as a co-venture involving DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment. ...

Rate Territory Report: Japan

Original at Variety external link    Fri, Feb 6

 CA - This development, says Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan veep Mieko Hirabayashi, is a positive one, even though more people may end up cocooning with their ...

November of 2008

 

Rate Sony’s Crackle Adding Web Shows, More Professional Content Comes Directly To The Web

Original at Techcrunch external link    Mon, Nov 24

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By Robin Wauters Sony is set to announce a re-launch of video entertainment network site Crackle today, with a roll-out of a number of new web shows including sketches by L.A. comedy troupe “The Groundlings”, a video game show called “The Jace Hall Show” and a five-minute talk show dubbed “Anytime with Bob K...

Rate Sony Pictures: Netflix issues 'not specific to Xbox' - Joystiq

Original at Joystiq external link    Wed, Nov 19

By Ludwig Kietzmann That's good news, though without the option to test first, I ended up blindly purchasing Across the Universe... No regrets! These licensing issues made Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. a cool $25.95 + Tax! ...

Rate Netflix on Xbox 360 No Longer Streaming Sony Columbia Pictures Films

Original at 1up.com external link    Tue, Nov 18

By Chris Pereira As it turns out, it seems like this is simply a matter of licensing. Given that Sony BMG music is available through the Zune Marketplace and other Sony Pictures Entertainment movies are still available for streaming through Netflix to the 360, this might not be the proverbial middle finge...

Rate Xbox 360 Netflix Offerings Gutted Of Columbia Pictures Flicks [New Xbox Experience]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Nov 18

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By Michael McWhertor The selection of movies that one can stream from Netflix to the Xbox 360 just got a bit smaller, as a batch of content distributed by Columbia Pictures — owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment (dun dun dunnnnn!) — is now listed as "currently unavailable for playback on the Xbox." That affects...

Rate ‘Think tank’ on RIAA v Jammie Thomas

Original at p2pnet.net external link    Tue, Nov 18

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By Jon In other words, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Universal City Studios and Warner Bros Entertainment Inc,  were trying to say there was no need for proof.

Rate Netflix on Xbox 360 No Longer Streaming Sony Columbia Pictures Films

Original at Gaming Today external link    Tue, Nov 18

By Chris The common link between the suddenly unavailable flicks is that they are all from Columbia Pictures, which is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The films haven’t disappeared from Netflix altogether; they are still available to be ...

Rate Xbox-Scene News: NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony's Columbia ...

Original at Xbox-Scene external link    Tue, Nov 18

By XanTium We've found a common thread! All of the affected titles from our Queue are distributed by Columbia Pictures. Columbia Pictures, of course, is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Microsoft rival Sony. Case closed? ...

Year 2008

 

Rate Animated Resident Evil Movie First Screening At TGS [Capcom]

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Oct 1

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By Brian Ashcraft CULVER CITY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Seven years after the destruction of Raccoon City, Leon and Claire are back as the war against the zombies rages on in RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION, a co-production of CAPCOM Co., Ltd. (CAPCOM®) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Co., Ltd. (SPEJ) bas...

Year 2007

 

Rate The Power 100: The Most Important Ladies In Hollywood, Celebrated Again

Original at Defamer external link    Tue, Dec 4

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By Mark 2. Amy Pascal, chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group; co-chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment Disney's Sweeney tops 2007 Power 100 list [THR]Previously: Sony's Amy Pascal Named Most Powerful Non-Male In Hollywood [Defamer]

Rate PIRATES: 'Spider-Man 3' Piracy Scoreboard Update: Chinese 0, Sony 0

Original at Defamer external link    Tue, Apr 24

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Upon reading published reports that Chinese pirates have already succeeded in getting illicit copies of Spider-Man 3 into Beijing's black market, Sony's ever-vigilant PR team sprang into action to refute the story, letting China's Spidey fans know that the only way for them to enjoy t...

Year 2006

 

Rate Hollywood Shocker: Executive Not Fired!

Original at Defamer external link    Wed, Sep 6

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By Mark September 6, 2006, Culver City, CA) — Amy Pascal has been promoted to Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and has extended her deal with the studio to 2011, it was announced today by Michael Lynton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Rate Sony Not Breaking Open The 'Da Vinci' Champagne Quite Yet

Original at Defamer external link    Wed, May 17

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By Mark Even studio executives whose blockbusters seem(ed) like sure things have had their confidence shaken by the M:i:III disappointment™ and Poseidon bed-shitting®, terrified by the prospect that any given Monday could feature a dreaded trip to The Grill for their public humiliation lu...

Year 2005

 

Rate Movie Execs Admit They're Making Crap, Part The Third: Sony's Introspection

Original at Defamer external link    Mon, Nov 14

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By Mark Today's LAT uses Zathura's weak opening and the difficulties in finally getting Fun With Dick and Jane into theaters to kick off another installment of Journalists Making Studio Executives Admit That Their Movies Are Shitty. This time, Sony's Amy Pascal is once again forced to answer fo...

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