Howard Stringer, Chairman & CEO, Sony Corporation; Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Sony Corporation
Michael Lynton, Chairman & CEO, SPE
Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman, SPE and Chairman, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
Headquartered in Culver City, CA
Total Sales for fiscal year ended March 2007: $8.3 billion
Produces and distributes motion picture and television programming
Manages television channel investments worldwide
Acquires and distributes home entertainment product (DVD)
Develops entertainment products and services for broadband distribution
Markets entertainment products and licensed merchandise for consumers
Operates studio facilities
COLUMBIA TRISTAR MOTION PICTURE GROUP
Releases about 25 films per year in the United States
SPE's releasing companies, Sony Pictures Releasing (U.S.) and Sony Pictures Releasing International, are responsible for sales, distribution, and marketing of SPE's film product in 67 territories worldwide
SPE's international motion picture operations include Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia in Hong Kong, Columbia Films Producciones Espanolas in Madrid, Columbia Pictures Producciones Mexico in Mexico City and operations in the United Kingdom, Brazil and Japan
The motion picture library is one of SPE's most valuable assets, featuring more than 3,500 films, including 12 Best Picture Academy Award® Winners
Encompasses production studio, Columbia Pictures; film labels Sony Pictures Classics, Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures; sources of third-party product (e.g., Revolution Studios); and global motion picture production operations
Columbia Pictures
Founded in 1924, Columbia Pictures has a strong reputation for both critical and commercial success
Recent releases include: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (with Revolution Studios)
Upcoming releases include: Vantage Point, The Other Boleyn Girl and 21
Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics specializes in the acquisition, marketing, and distribution of prestigious foreign and American independent films
Recent releases include: Persepolis and Youth Without Youth
Upcoming releases include: The Band's Visit and The Counterfeiters
Screen Gems
Screen Gems focuses on films that fall between the wide-release movies traditionally developed and distributed by Columbia Pictures and those released by Sony Pictures Classics
Recent releases include: This Christmas and First Sunday
Upcoming releases include: Prom Night and Lakeview Terrace
TriStar Pictures
In 2004, TriStar Pictures was relaunched as a marketing and acquisitions unit
The label will have a particular emphasis on genre films
Recent releases include: Feel the Noise (with Sony/BMG)
Upcoming releases include: 88 Minutes and Passengers
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Distributes SPE and acquired third-party theatrical and non-theatrical product on DVD, UMD and on Blu-ray disc to the worldwide home entertainment market
Among the more than 3,500 film titles in SPHE's catalog are the Spider-Man films, Men in Black, Casino Royale, the Seinfeld series and such film classics as Bridge on the River Kwai, Dr. Strangelove and Lawrence of Arabia
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION GROUP
SPE's television operations trace their history to the founding of Screen Gems in 1948, the first television business created by a major Hollywood studio
Currently, television operations produce or distribute approximately 60 programs worldwide, spanning all formats and genres; SPE has both domestic and international production capabilities, and creates local programming in thirteen languages worldwide
SPE also grants licensing rights to its large library of television programs and motion pictures to broadcast and cable networks, network affiliates and independent stations in the United States, and to international television stations and other broadcasters throughout the world
SPE's television operations include Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI)
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
Sony Pictures Television is a premier producer and distributor for network, syndication, and cable markets.
SPT currently has digital sell-through deals with CinemaNow, Movielink (now owned by Blockbuster), Amazon and for TV only, iTunes
SPT currently has video-on-demand deals with CinemaNow, Movielink, Amazon, Vudu, Reeltime, Netflix, iTunes, Recorded Books, Sprint and Gaia
SPT's programs include:
Network Prime Time Series — RULES OF ENGAGEMENT and Power of Ten (CBS); ‘Til Death and Canterbury's Law (FOX); Cashmere Mafia (ABC);
Made-for-Cable — The Shield, Rescue Me and Damages (FX); The Boondocks (Cartoon Network); My Boys and 10 Items or Less (TBS)
Upcoming Telefilms — Stone Cold 5 (CBS); Raisin in the Sun (ABC); and Memory Keeper's Daughter (Lifetime) and S.I.S. (Spike)
First-Run Syndication — Judge Hatchett, Judge Maria Lopez, Judge David Young and Judge Karen (for Fall 2008)
Off-Network Syndication — Seinfeld, The King Of Queens, Dawson's Creek, Just Shoot Me, Mad About You, The Nanny, Married...With Children, The Steve Harvey Show, Walker, Texas Ranger, Girls Behaving Badly and The Shield
The #1 and #2 Network Rated U.S. Daytime Dramas — The Young & The Restless (CBS) and Days Of Our Lives (NBC)
The #1 and #2 Rated U.S. Syndicated Game Shows – Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune
Animated Series — Dragon Tales and The Spectacular Spider-Man
Library includes: more than 3,500 feature films, plus over 35,000 television episodes, 275 television series and more than 22,000 episodes of game show programming from 50 years of television history, including such TV classics as I Dream Of Jeannie, Bewitched, All In The Family, Barney Miller, Benson, Diff'rent Strokes, Maude, Who's The Boss, Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island, Married...With Children, The Jeffersons, The Dating Game, The Newlywen Game and The Three Stooges
SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL
SPE continues to expand its worldwide distribution capabilities and utilize its motion picture and television library assets, having formed or invested in over 50 international networks in more than 130 countries reaching more than 300 million viewers worldwide
In addition, SPE produces local language programming and sells SPE-owned formats in over 30 countries around the world
SPTI's international channels include:
Branded Distribution Channels
SET Latin America: General entertainment network featuring the best in U.S. series as well as originally produced programming, launched September 1995
SET India: Hindi general entertainment network for family audiences, launched October 1995
SET Max: Premium Hindi movies network, launched October 1999
SET PIX: Hollywood movie channel, launched April 2006
SET en Veo (Spain): Programming service on VEO's digital terrestrial television channel offering general family entertainment featuring U.S. drama series, launched in June 2006
SET Singapore: General entertainment network targeting an upscale, female audience, launched in July 2007
SET Africa: General entertainment channel featuring U.S. series and movies, launched in November 2007
SAB: Hindi general entertainment for youth audiences, launched November 2005
AXN: High-energy, quality entertainment with an edge. Featuring the best in U.S. series originally produced shows and blockbuster movies. AXN networks were launched in Asian region and India (September 1997 and Fall 1998 respectively); in Japan (June 1998); in Spain (November 1998); in Latin America (August 1999); in Israel (November 2000); in Portugal (November 2002); in Central Europe (October 2003); in Germany (November 2004); in Korea (July 2005); in Italy (November 2005) and in Africa (August 2007). AXN in Central Europe launched two offshoot channel extensions, AXN Crime and AXN Sci-Fi, in May 2006. AXN Sci-Fi Ukraine launched in December 2007.
AXN Beyond Philippines: An AXN brand extension featuring a blend of the best paranormal, sci-fi, suspense and mystery/fantasy entertainment launched in January 2008.
ANIMAX: ANIMAX Japan is SPE's first network branded and dedicated to popular Japanese animation, launched in July 1998. ANIMAX Asia is broadcast region-wide from Singapore via five dedicated, highly customized services for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Philippines, launched in January 2004. ANIMAX India launched in 2004. ANIMAX Latin America is broadcast in Spanish and Brazilian Portugese throughout Latin America, launched in July 2005. ANIMAX Korea airs local Korean animation programming as well as Japanese anime, launched in April 2006. ANIMAX Central Europe is broadcast in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, launched in June 2007. ANIMAX Germany launched in June 2007 and ANIMAX Africa launched in November 2007.
Asia/Pacific: TV1 entertainment channel (Australia); Premium Movie Partnership (Australia); and Sci-Fi (Australia)
Latin America: HBO Ole/Cinemax; HBO Brasil/Cinemax
SONY PICTURES CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Manages the studio's film and television merchandising, licensing and retail opportunities for Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. for current and library properties by working with manufacturers (licensees) and retailers to create quality products and services and increase consumer awareness
SONY PICTURES DIGITAL
An operating unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
Consists of Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Sony Online Entertainment, SonyPictures.com and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. mobile & casual games production
Division produces stories, characters, images, games and experiences conceived, created, rendered and delivered digitally
Sony Pictures Imageworks
An Academy Award® winning, state-of-the-art visual effects and digital production studio dedicated to the art and artistry of visual effects and character creation
Has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Oscars® for its work on Spider-Man 2 and the CG animated short film The ChubbChubbs!, as well as nominations for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Spider-Man, Hollow Man, Stuart Little and Starship Troopers
Has become a major force by providing leading edge technology to filmmakers and world-class artists
Currently in production are Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Hotel Transylvania
Recent projects include I am Legend, Beowulf, Surf's Up!, Spider-Man 3 and Ghost Rider
Sony Pictures Animation
Established in May, 2002, to enable Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. to tap into the vast imagination of the creative community, develop characters and stories that are best realized through digital production and bring entertainment to audiences of all ages to the screen
Released its first production Open Season in September 2006
Its second film, Surf's Up! is set against the backdrop of the high-octane world of competitive penguin surfing, features Jeff Bridges, Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, James Woods, Jon Heder and Mario Cantone. Surf's Up! was released in June 2007 and was nominated for a 2008 Best Animated Feature Academy Award®
Currently in production are Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Hotel Transylvania
SonyPictures.com
Through Sonypictures.com and the Game Studio, Sony Pictures Digital produces award-winning content for online and mobile consumers
Sony Online Entertainment
Is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe
Creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets
Known for blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legend™, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™: An Empire Divided™
Continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX, Seattle, WA, and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge online games in development
Sony Pictures Mobile
Sony Pictures Mobile is a global leader in mobile entertainment licensing and publishing specializing in branded interactive games and personalization products for consumers worldwide
Content is available for download by consumers via their mobile device through Sony Pictures Mobile's extensive distribution relationships with leading wireless providers and networks worldwide
SONY PICTURES STUDIOS
SPE's main lot in Culver City, CA, Sony Pictures Studios, features 22 sound stages, ranging in size from more than 7,600 square feet to the world's second-largest stage at roughly 43,000 square feet
Provides integrated digital capabilities to create and deliver content across existing and emerging media and markets
Sony Pictures Studios Post Production Facilities
Offers film, television, and multimedia industries an extensive post production facility, combining a creative, on-lot work environment with technology excellence and respected Oscar®-winning crews
Features uniquely designed, state-of-the-art re-recording theaters; a historic scoring stage; DVD audio-mastering and sound-restoration suites; ADR and Foley stages; and sound design suites, editorial rooms, and non-linear editing systems
DVD Authoring Center
Provides highest-quality compression and authoring services for the digitization of SPE's film and television assets for the DVD marketplace
Worldwide Product Fulfillment
Offers a variety of sales services to internal and external clients worldwide; post production services, advertising, and publicity; and worldwide distribution of on-air and theatrical content
Provides state-of-the-art storage, asset management, and film restoration programs for one of the industry's largest film and television libraries
CRACKLE
A multi-platform video entertainment network and studio that distributes work from the hottest emerging talent on the web
Crackle's channels and shows reach a global audience across the Internet, in the living room, and on devices including a broad range of Sony electronics
GSN (Game Show Network) - jointly owned and operated with Liberty Media Corporation
A 24-hour network devoted exclusively to game shows and game play, available to 54 million homes via analog, digital and satellite distribution
A unique blend of classic game shows, original programming and interactive game play, aimed at becoming television's first fully interactive, game-based network
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios- Co-owned with a consortium including Comcast and three equity partners
Together with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Sony Pictures co-produced Casino Royale and is co-producing the next films in the James Bond and Pink Panther franchises
Quantum of Solace, the next film in the James Bond series is being released in November 2008
Sony Pictures has the option to produce selected films from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios library
