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Sony Pictures Ups Keith Le Goy to Chairman of Distribution and Networks (Deadline)

The promotion gives the company three chairman-level execs running the studio’s main areas of business. Le Goy, who had been president of worldwide distribution and networks, rec... More

Sony Pictures CEO on Massive Movie Deals With Disney, Netflix (CNBC)

CNBC’s Julia Boorstin discusses Sony and Disney’s massive movie deal with Sony CEO and chairman Tony Vinciquerra.... More

Sony Ci Helps Solve Real-Time WFH Collaboration: CBS News, WGBH, Sony Pictures

Achieving real-time work-from-home (WFH) collaboration is more important than ever for media and entertainment organizations. Using the Sony Ci cloud-based platform can significant... More

CBS News, WGBH, Sony Pictures to Talk Cloud Solutions April 30

Remote work has upended many things for some media and entertainment companies. But long before the ongoing pandemic, some early adopters were already using cloud-based tech soluti... More

Sony Pictures Finds New Life For Catalog Using Time-Based Metadata

In the past, creating data around content was a challenge for studios. Redundancies, missed opportunities, and the costs associated with manual processes were all standing in the w... More

Sony Pictures CEO Touts Studio’s Upside Amid Consolidation, Rise of Streaming Services (THR)

The trends put it in a strong position as an "independent studio" that can also develop intellectual property from other units at Sony, Tony Vinciquerra said at a strategy meeting ... More

Sony Pictures Launches Innovation Studios Facility (Variety)

Sony Pictures Entertainment is in the process of building out a new state-of-the-art digital technology facility dubbed Innovation Studios, which is scheduled to open later this fa... More

Sony Pictures Shakeup: 3 Presidents Out, Keith Le Goy Takes Over Home Entertainment (Variety)

Sony Pictures Entertainment has let go three president-level executives — international channels head Andy Kaplan, chief TV marketing officer Sheraton Kalouria and home entertain... More

Alibaba Video Arm Signs Deals with NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures (Bloomberg)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s video streaming service, Youku Tudou, has signed content licensing deals with NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television, marking a deeper foray into ... More

Featured Jobs: Kroll; Irdeto; Box

Director, Process and Tech Opps — Reston, VA — Kroll Product Operations Analyst — North Hollywood, CA — Irdeto Offensive Security Engineer— Redwood City, CA — Box ... More

Featured Jobs: Prime Focus Technologies; Sony Pictures; Avanade

Security Tester — Bangalore, India — Prime Focus Technologies Information Security Manager — London — Sony Pictures Cloud Infrastructure Consultant— NYC — Avanade ... More

Spoiler Alert: Hackers Are Gunning for Hollywood (Variety)

The 2014 hack at Sony Pictures Entertainment was a watershed moment for the entertainment industry. This month, yet another targeted attack — this one against HBO — reminds us ... More

Featured Jobs: NSS Labs; Irdeto; Sony Pictures

Security Test Engineer, Networking — Austin, TX — NSS Labs Senior Software Engineer — North Hollywood, CA — Irdeto Senior Manager, Information Security Vulnerabili... More

Featured Jobs: NSS Labs; Sony Pictures; Microsoft Azure

Senior Test Engineer - Advanced Endpoint Protection — Austin, TX — NSS Labs Cyber Threat Intelligence Sr. Manager — Culver City, CA — Sony Pictures Software Enginee... More

Why Proving the Source of a Cyberattack is So Damn Difficult (Schneier on Security)

Regardless of what the government knows and how it knows it, the decision of whether to make attribution evidence public is another matter. When Sony was attacked, many security ex... More

Sony Pictures, Reality One Announce VR Partnership (MESA)

The virtual reality arm of Sony Pictures Sept. 20 announced a deal with Los Angeles-based Reality One to develop a slate of VR content, with the studio distributing content by the ... More

Sony Pictures Networks Ups the Fight on TV Piracy with Cisco (CDSA)

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) is launching several new HD channels in the Indian market to further expand the entertainment options for its viewers. SPN has chosen Cisco Video... More

Studios Reportedly Forging Ahead With Premium VOD Plans: Movie Rentals Could Cost $30

Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., and Walt Disney are still seeking to offer new theatrical releases for rental on cable systems’ video-on-demand platforms — with plans to charge a ... More