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CBC Film Sales (1919) by Harry Cohn, Jack Cohn and Joe Brandt[1], or 1989 acquisition of Columbia Pictures Entertainment by Sony [2] or February 10, 1984 founding of Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan), Inc. in Tokyo, Japan[3]
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (SPE) is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japan-based media conglomerateSony. Its group sales in 2005 has been reported to be of $6.6 billion.[4]
Sony has since created numerous other film production and distribution units, such as creating Sony Pictures Classics for art-house fare, and expanded its growth on April 8, 2005, when a consortium led by Sony and its equity partners acquired the legendary Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. in a deal worth nearly $5 billion.[7]
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group (result of a merger between Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures in 1998): With a library of more than 4,000 films (including 12 Academy Award for Best Picture winners), as of 2004 this unit of Sony distributes about 22 films a year under its various studio brands in 67 countries. [4] The group owns studio facilities in the United States, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Japan. In addition to the below company-owned brands, Columbia TriStar also has a contract to distribute films for independent Revolution Studios and select films by MGM and United Artists.
Sony Pictures India, production house estabilished by Sony to release Indian movies and distribute hollywood movies, released under Columbia Pictures.
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC): Specializes in acquiring distribution rights to independent and art films as well as producing lower-budget productions geared to limited audiences. [4]
Sony Pictures Releasing
Sony Pictures Releasing International
Screen Gems: Originally Columbia's animation division and later a television production company best known for TV's Bewitched and The Partridge Family, Sony revived the Screen Gems brand to develop mid-priced movies (production budget of between $20 million and $50 million) in specific genres such as science fiction, horror, black cinema and franchise films.
ELP Communications (ELPC) and Tandem Licensing Corporation (TLC): The companies own the productions' copyrights presented by Norman Lear's companies (Tandem Productionsand ELP Communications (series from TAT to ELP Communications). The companies were formed by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear in 1963 as Tandem Productions. Yorkin sold his shares to Lear in 1975. Lear sold Tandem/Embassy Television to The Coca-Cola Company in 1985 and later became Embassy Communications in 1986 (later became ELP Communications in 1988). ELPC and TLC are part of Sony Pictures Entertainment since 1991.
Sony Pictures Studios: The actual physical buildings, land and movie-making equipment properties in Culver City, California. Includes 22 sound stages, ranging in size from 7,600 to 43,000 square feet (700 to 4,000 m²)
Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) (SPEJ): The company plans, produces, manufactures, sells, imports, exports, leases, broadcasts and distributes movies, TV programs, videos and audio-visual software in Japan. The company web site says it was established on February 10, 1984[3], predating Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures Entertainment by 5 years. SPEJ was formed in 1991 through the merger of Columbia Tristar Japan, RCA Columbia Pictures Video Japan, and Japan International Enterprises.[10] Based in Tokyo, Japan.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.: A consortium led by Sony and its equity partners acquired the legendary Hollywood studio in a deal finalized on April 8, 2005, worth nearly $5 billion.[7][11] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. is held by the consortium through the Delaware-registered company MGM Holdings, Inc., which wholly owns the Century City-based holding company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. MGM ownership is as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG Capital, L.P. (formerly Texas Pacific Group) (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), Credit Suisse (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). Sony Corporation of America owns 20% of the total equity (which includes 45% of the total outstanding common stock) of MGM Holdings, Inc. Officially Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is not a part of Sony Pictures Entertainment.[12][13] MGM has operating agreements with SPE in regard to the distribution of MGM's library and co-production of new films. The company is located in Santa Monica, California.
United Artists Corporation: MGM's sister specialty studio also acquired by the Comcast/Sony partnership.
Orion Pictures Corporation: In-name-only unit of MGM, its library also now part of the Comcast/Sony acquisition.
The Samuel Goldwyn Company: Founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. in 1979. It is also part of the Comcast/Sony partnership. Also known as Samuel Goldwyn Films and G2 Films.
MGM Television: MGM's television division established in 1955. MGM Television owns shows from United Artists Television, Orion Television, Filmways Television, American International Television, Samuel Goldwyn Television, Heatter-Quigley Productions, and post-1986 shows by MGM/UA.
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