Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
   - Columbia Pictures
   - Sony Pictures Classics
   - Screen Gems
   - TriStar Pictures
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Television Group
   - Sony Pictures Television
   - Sony Pictures Television International
Sony Pictures Consumer Products
Sony Pictures Digital
   - Sony Pictures Imageworks
   - Sony Pictures Animation
   - Sony Online Entertainment
   - Sony Pictures Digital Networks
      - SPiN
      - SoapCity®
      - Sony Pictures Mobile
Sony Pictures Studios
   - Sony Pictures Studios Post Production Facilities
   - DVD Authoring Center
   - Worldwide Product Fulfillment
Game Show Network
Movielink

Howard Stringer, Chairman & CEO, Sony Corporation of America; President, Sony Broadband Entertainment; Vice Chairman, Sony Corporation

Michael Lynton, Chairman & CEO, SPE

Amy Pascal, Chairman, Motion Picture Group, SPE and Vice Chairman, SPE

- Headquartered in Culver City, CA

- Group Sales for FY ended March 2004: $7.3 billion

- Produces and distributes motion picture and television programming

- Manages television channel investments worldwide

- Acquires and distributes home entertainment product (VHS and DVD)

- Develops entertainment products and services for broadband distribution

- Markets entertainment products and licensed merchandise for consumers

- Operates studio facilities

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- Releases about 22 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

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Columbia Pictures

- Founded in 1924, Columbia Pictures has a strong reputation for both critical and commercial success

- Recent releases include: SPANGLISH, CLOSER, CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (with Revolution Studios), SPIDER-MAN 2, LITTLE BLACK BOOK (with Revolution Studios), THE FORGOTTEN (with Revolution Studios) and THE GRUDGE

- Upcoming releases include: ARE WE THERE YET? (with Revolution Studios), HITCH, MAN OF THE HOUSE (with Revolution Studios), GUESS WHO, XXX: STATE OF THE UNION (with Revolution Studios), FUN WITH DICK AND JANE and BEWITCHED

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Sony Pictures Classics

- Sony Pictures Classics specializes in the acquisition, marketing, and distribution of prestigious foreign and American independent films

- Recent releases include: HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, BAD EDUCATION, LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE, BEING JULIA, ZELARY, HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, WARRIORS HEAVE AND EARTH and RIDING GIANTS

- Upcoming releases include: MERCHANT OF VENICE, BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, LOOK AT ME, IMAGINARY HEROES, IN MY COUNTRY and KUNG FU HUSTLE

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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 and upcoming releases include: BREAKIN’ ALL THE RULES, ANACONDAS, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, BOOGEYMAN and THE CAVE

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TriStar Pictures

- In 2004, TriStar Pictures was relaunched as a marketing and acquisitions unit

- The label will have a particular emphasis on genre films

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- Distributes SPE and acquired third-party theatrical and non-theatrical product on DVD and videocassette to the worldwide home entertainment market

- Among the more than 2,500 film titles in SPHE's catalog are SPIDER-MAN (the fastest-selling DVD in SPHE history), CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, MEN IN BLACK II, PANIC ROOM, ALI, BLACK HAWK DOWN, AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, STUART LITTLE, A KNIGHT'S TALE, SNATCH, CHARLIE'S ANGELS and THE PATRIOT; and such film classics as BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, DR. STRANGELOVE and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

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- 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 eight languages worldwide

- SPE also grants licensing rights to its large library of television programs and motion pictures to 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)

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Sony Pictures Television

- Sony Pictures Television is a premier producer and distributor for the network, syndication, and cable markets, and pursues its programming opportunities in an innovative, targeted manner

SPT's programs include:

• Network Prime Time Series - THE KING OF QUEENS (CBS) and JOAN OF ARCADIA (CBS)
  
  
• Upcoming Telefilms – SUBURBAN MADNESS (CBS), REVENGE OF THE MIDDLE AGED WOMAN (CBS) and THE BROOKE ELLISON STORY (A&E)
  
  
• First-Run Syndication - JUDGE HATCHETT
  
  
• Upcoming First-Run Syndication – PAT CROCE: MOVING IN and LIFE AND STYLE
  
  
• Off-Network Syndication – SEINFELD, THE KING OF QUEENS, DAWSON’S CREEK, RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!, JUST SHOOT ME, MAD ABOUT YOU, THE NANNY, MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN, THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW, THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW and WALKER, TEXAS RANGER
  
• Made-for-Cable - THE SHIELD (FX), STRONG MEDICINE (LIFETIME), HUFF (SHOWTIME) and RESCUE ME (FX), THE BOONDOCKS (CARTOON NETWORK) and THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY (VH-1)
  
• The #1 and #2 Network Rated U.S. Daytime Serials - 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 – JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES (KIDS’ WB!), HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON (HBO FAMILY), DRAGON TALES (THE #1 SERIES ON PBS) and STUART LITTLE (HBO FAMILY)
  
  
• Library includes: 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 NEWLYWED GAME and THE THREE STOOGES

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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 35 international networks in more than 100 countries reaching more than 240 million viewers worldwide.

- In addition, SPE produces local language programming and sells SPE owned formats in approximately 25 countries around the world.

- SPTI's international channels include:

Branded Distribution Channels

• SET Latin America: 24-hour general entertainment network in Latin America, launched September 1995
  
  
• SET India: Hindi general entertainment network, launched October 1995
  
  
• SET Max: Hindi movie/cricket/events network launched January 2000
  
  
• AXN: 24-hour-a-day action adventure channel. AXN networks were launched in Asian region and India (September 1997 and Fall 1998 respectively); in Japan (July 1998); in Spain (November 1998); in Latin America (August 1999); in Israel (November 2000); in Portugal (December 2002); and in Central Europe (October 2003)
  
  
• ANIMAX: Animax Japan is SPE’s first network branded and dedicated to popular Japanese animation, launched in June 1998. Animax Asia was launched in January 2004 and is broadcast region-wide from Singapore via three dedicated, highly customized services for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Animax India was launched in July 2004 and is South Asia's first and only 24-hour-a-day network dedicated to popular animation from Japan
  

Other International Channel Investments:

• Europe: HBO Poland; HBO Hungary; HBO Czech/TV Max; HBO Romania; HBO Bulgaria; CineNova (Benelux); and Spektrum
  
  
• Asia/Pacific: HBO Asia/Cinemax; TV1 entertainment channel (Australia); Premium Movie Partnership (Australia) and HBO India
  
• Latin America: HBO Ole/Cinemax; HBO Brasil/Cinemax; E! Entertainment; Mundo Ole; and WBTV Latin America

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- Manages film and television licensing opportunities for Sony Pictures Entertainment by working with manufacturers (licensees), retailers and third party promotional sponsors (internationally) to create quality products and increase consumer awareness of the studio's film and television properties

- Recent/upcoming licensing and promotional tie-ins for motion pictures include SPIDER-MAN 2, BEWITCHED, STEALTH, ZATHURA, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, ULTRA VIOLET, I DREAM OF JEANNIE and OPEN SEASON, the highly anticipated first project from Sony Pictures Animation

- Recent/upcoming licensing and promotional tie-ins for television include the animated series, ASTRO BOY, JACKI CHAN ADVENTURES and STUART LITTLE; game shows, WHEEL OF FORTUNE, JEOPARDY! and PYRAMID and library titles such as GHOSTBUSTERS

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- Oversees the activities of SPE's digital production and online assets

- Consists of Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Sony Online Entertainment (SOE)

- Also responsible for creating digital extensions of Sony Pictures properties through www.sonypictures.com, online promotion, mobile entertainment, casual games and the development of new media markets.

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Sony Pictures Imageworks

- An award-winning state-of-the-art digital animation and visual effects company that creates computer-generated imaging (CGI) and animation for feature films

- Upcoming and recently completed projects include THE POLAR EXPRESS (Warner Bros.), SPIDER-MAN 2, THE AVIATOR (MIRAMAX/WARNER BROS.), CURSED (DIMENSION), THE FORGOTTEN, BEWITCHED, THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (DISNEY) and the Sony Pictures Animation features OPEN SEASON and SURF’S UP

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Sony Pictures Animation

- Responsible for the development and production of all-CG features for SPE

- Currently in production on OPEN SEASON featuring the voices of Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher and Debra Messing, and recently announced SURF’S UP

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Sony Online Entertainment

- A worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming

- SOE's site, TheStation (www.station.sony.com), is an online game destination featuring the leading multi-player game EVERQUEST™, Planetside, a first person strategy game; and Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, the first Star Wars massively multiplayer online game; EVERQUEST™II will be released later in 2004

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Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment

Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment is a division of SPD which concentrates on digital marketing & production, mobile entertainment, broadband video delivery and personal media software and services

SPiN (Digital marketing, promotions and production)

- Responsible for driving offline revenue for the studio’s film, television, home entertainment and pay per view properties through the management of online creative services, creation of media planning and identification of promotional opportunities

- SPIN works to create opportunities for brand integration and sponsorship with the film and TV content on www.SonyPictures.com

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SoapCity®

- SoapCity® (www.soapcity.com) offers the first and only digital distribution of day-and-date, full-length and commercially-uninterrupted episodes of The Young and the Restless, Days of our Lives and As the World Turns to computer users

- SoapCity is driven by a fan-based community eager to connect with their favorite shows. With daily updates, up-to-the-minute news, fashion and style reviews for all daytime dramas, SoapCity has emerged as the number one soap opera entertainment hub

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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

- All 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

 

- SPE’s 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

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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

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DVD Authoring Center

- Provides highest-quality compression and authoring services for the digitization of SPE's film and television assets for the DVD marketplace

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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

- 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

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- Movielink is the online movie download service offering U.S. broadband customers an extensive selection of recently released films as well as content from film libraries spanning a wide range of genres -- action, classics, comedy, drama, family, romance, sci-fi and thrillers

- The Movielink service is owned and operated by Movielink, LLC, a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Studios.

- Movielink content offerings are drawn from the current releases and vast libraries of those studios as well as from those of Walt Disney Pictures, Miramax, Artisan and others, on a non-exclusive basis

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