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A day after Disney announced it was suspending its business in Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine, Sony Pictures Entertainment has made it known that it is doing the same. This goes beyond the standard theatrical releases which both studios earlier halted. Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra…

Tony Vinciquerra, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, says a decision to release Venom: Let There Be Carnage two weeks early shows the film studio “demonstrating our confidence that people will be going to the movies, if the Delta Variant seems to be receding a bit.” He says that was the clear takeaway from Disney’s…

Keith Le Goy has been promoted to chairman of distribution and networks at Sony Pictures Entertainment. The promotion gives the company three chairman-level execs running the studio’s main areas of business. The others are Tom Rothman, chairman of the motion picture group, and Ravi Ahuja, chairman of the company’s…

Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Tony Vinciquerra on Monday sent an email to the Culver City, CA staff that a phased reopening of the studio offices will begin as the pandemic calms starting June 1, with a goal of having the lot “up to speed” by Labor Day. Sony follows Warner Bros and Disney, both of which plan to…

Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra shared with employees today details about the studio’s racial equity and inclusion initiative program, Sony Pictures Action. Sony Pictures Action will provide financial support to organizations dedicated to racial justice and reform, while building and…

Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman/CEO Tony Vinciquerra has become the latest Hollywood exec to address the shocking death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, and the ensuing rioting that has destroyed businesses in major cities across the country, including Los Angeles. Vinciquerra issued…

UPDATED, with comments from Tony Vinciquerra: Sony Corp said today that it has launched a $100M fund to support those affected by the coronavirus. Titled the Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19, the electronics and entertainment giant’s pledge will provide assistance in three areas: individuals engaged in frontline…

Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra told employees Thursday that they are free to work remotely as the coronavirus virus spreads. He said in a memo to staff that the Culver City lot and offices remain open. Companies all over the country are transitioning to work-from-home models, with…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Corp President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida paid a visit to the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot today to meet with 75 senior leaders and managers from across the company and give more execs a chance to personally meet the chief. In a meeting that lasted around an hour after Yoshida was introduced by Sony…

Why is Sony laying off staff at a time when its stock is higher than it has been in years at $52 a share, and when big results are expected for God of War 4 and a Spider-Man game on PlayStation, and movie sequels to Spider-Man and Jumanji coming from a movie division that has turned things around? And all this after…

Sony Pictures boss Tony Vinciquerra said that while he talks regularly with CBS chief Leslie Moonves, the two have not talked specifically about a merger, despite rumors to the contrary. Even so, he said, "The thing that keeps me up at night is, we have to have scale. We're a really tiny company" compared with tech…

While expected for a while, the official announcement today of a proposed $52.4 billion Disney acquisition of prime 21st Century Fox assets no doubt is creating anxiety at the other big entertainment companies, which are suddenly being dwarfed by the new Disney, which would combine two major film studios and two TV…