List of holdings Sony Pictures

1 list of holdings

1.1 motion pictures , home entertainment
1.2 television

1.2.1 u.s. production , distribution
1.2.2 international production
1.2.3 television networks

1.2.3.1 usa
1.2.3.2 international




1.3 other sony pictures operations

list of holdings
motion pictures , home entertainment

sony pictures motion picture group: library of more 4,000 films (including 12 academy award best picture winners), of 2004 unit of sony distributes 22 films year under various studio brands in 67 countries. group owns studio facilities in united states, hong kong, madrid, mexico, united kingdom, brazil , japan. in addition company-owned brands below, sony pictures has contract distribute select films mgm , ua.

columbia pictures: founded in 1924 harry cohn, sony acquired studio in 1989 coca-cola company $3.4 billion.
tristar pictures: formed in 1982 joint venture between columbia pictures, hbo, , cbs. became part of columbia pictures entertainment in december 1987 , sony ownership in 1989. relaunched in 2004 marketing , acquisitions unit specializes in genre , independent films.

tristar productions: joint-venture between thomas rothman , spe.


screen gems: columbia s animation division , later television production company best known tv s bewitched , partridge family, bringing 3 stooges short subjects tv in 1958. sony revived screen gems brand develop mid-priced movies (production budget of between $20 million , $50 million) in specific genres such science fiction, horror, black cinema , franchise films.
sony pictures classics (spc): specializes in acquiring distribution rights art-house independent , foreign films producing lower-budget productions geared limited audiences in select territories.
sony pictures imageworks
sony pictures animation
sony pictures releasing: founded in 1994 successor triumph releasing corporation. unit handles distribution, marketing , promotion films produced sony pictures entertainment; including columbia pictures, tristar pictures, screen gems, sony pictures classics, among others.

sony pictures releasing international (formerly columbia tristar film distributors international)

sony pictures india: production house established sony release indian movies , distribute hollywood movies released under columbia pictures.




sony pictures home entertainment: founded in 1979 columbia pictures home entertainment. manufactures , distributes sony film , television libraries on blu-ray , dvd.

sony wonder: former kids , family label of sony music entertainment moved sphe on june 21, 2007.


sony pictures worldwide acquisitions (spwa): sony division acquires , produces 60 films per year wide variety of distribution platforms, non-theatrical markets. had been called worldwide spe acquisitions, inc. until september 2010.

destination films: niche motion picture company purchased sony in 2001.
stage 6 films: direct-to-video label created in 2007. releases films theatrically.
affirm films: motion picture label launched in 2008 release gospel , christian films.




funimation films (95%)

television
u.s. production , distribution

sony pictures television: (formerly columbia tristar television group) successor-in-interest columbia s television division (first screen gems, later columbia pictures television, tristar television, , columbia tristar television), of 2004 unit producing 60 titles various television outlets globally. contains library includes more 35,000 episodes of more 270 television series , 22,000 game show episodes under sony pictures television brand, , television rights embassy pictures library (including graduate , lion in winter) , owner of television division embassy television —among recent notable shows in library seinfeld, king of queens, days of our lives , young , restless. former international distribution division, sony pictures television international, responsible global distribution spe film , television properties worldwide. formerly known columbia tristar international television 1992 2002.

culver entertainment
embassy row: television , digital production company michael davies. spt acquired company on january 14, 2009.
tristar television: launched in 1986 , folded in 1988. relaunched in 1991 , became in-name-only in 1999. relaunched again in 2015 production label within spt.
funimation (95%): u.s. distributor of anime.

giant ape media





international production

2waytraffic: acquired sony in 2008, television production company owns number of formats, notably including wants millionaire?.
electric ray: founded karl warner spt in january 2014.
floresta
huaso: chinese joint venture production company launched in 2004 sony pictures television international , hua long film digital production co., ltd. of china film group in beijing.
lean-m producers center: russian production company founded in 2000 timur weinstein, vyacheslav murugov , oleg osipov. in 2007, spti acquired majority stake in lean-m, additional 16% on april 13, 2009 , remainder in 2010.
left bank pictures: uk production company founded andy harries, francis hopkinson, , marigo kehoe in 2007. majority stake acquired spt in 2012.
playmaker media: australian production company acquired spt in 2014.
starling
stellify media: joint venture between spt, kieran doherty, , matt worthy launched in 2014 northern ireland.
teleset

television networks
usa

cine sony television
crackle (formerly known grouper networks): crackle digital platform of sony pictures. hosts videos on youtube, hulu, dailymotion, , own site, etc. crackle operated spt.

the minisode network


funimationnow (95%): funimationnow subscribe video on demand service of funimation. streams anime , japanese/asian cinema/tv titles funimation exclusive anime titles crunchyroll.
gsn: (joint venture at&t entertainment group)
gettv
sony movie channel

international

animax: instituted in japan sony in 1998, animax world s largest anime television network, respective networks operating across japan, east asia, southeast asia, south asia, south america , other regions. however, animax cut off vietnam cable network in 2010 without reason
axn: formed in 1997, axn sony s entertainment television network, airs across japan, asia, latin america , europe.
sony one
sony channel
sony gem
csc media group: acquired spt in august 2014.

true entertainment
the vault
chart show dance
chart show tv
flava
scuzz
starz tv
kix
pop
tiny pop
true movies 1
true movies 2


film1: acquired spt in july 2015 liberty global.

film1 drama
film1 premiere
film1 action
film1 family
film1 sundance channel


sony entertainment television

movies4men
trutv (uk , ireland)


sony pictures networks: subsidiary based in india. sony entertainment television (india) , sab tv main brands. owns many other companies , brands under sony brand.

sony aath
sony le plex
sony entertainment television
sab tv
sony max
sony max 2
sony pix
sony pal
sony wah
sony espn
sony six
sony kix
axn india
animax india
sony rio
sony rox
sony pixn


viasat 3 , viasat 6: acquired spt in february 2015 modern times group in hungary.

other sony pictures operations

ghost corps
madison gate records
sony pictures family entertainment group
sony pictures consumer products
sony pictures interactive

sony pictures digital productions inc.

sony station
sony pictures network
sony pictures mobile
sony pictures digital networks

spin
soapcity
screenblast
advanced platform group apg








sony pictures plaza in culver city



sony pictures cable ventures, inc.
sony pictures studios: actual physical buildings, land , movie-making equipment properties in culver city, california. includes 22 sound stages, ranging in size 7,600 43,000 square feet (700 4,000 m²)
sony pictures plaza
sony pictures entertainment japan (spej): company plans, produces, manufactures, sells, imports, exports, leases, broadcasts , distributes movies, tv programs, videos , audio-visual software in japan. company web site says established on february 10, 1984, predating sony s acquisition of columbia pictures entertainment 5 years. spej formed in 1991 through merger of columbia tristar japan, rca-columbia pictures video japan, , japan international enterprises. based in tokyo, japan.
sony pictures europe: offices located @ 25 golden square, london, england
sony pictures studios post production facilities
worldwide product fulfillment




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