Under the pact, Sony Pictures will handle international theatrical distribution of CBS Films productions, as well as service worldwide distribution of the unit's films in the home entertainment marketplace. Peter Schlessel, president of worldwide affairs for Sony Pictures, and Jeff Blake, chairman of Sony Pictures worldwide marketing and distribution, announced the deal Thursday.
CBS Films, which plans to develop and produce four to six movies a year spanning all genres, will handle domestic theatrical distribution of all titles and retains rights in a limited number of foreign territories.
"We are always looking for high-quality motion pictures that we can distribute around the world," Steven Bersch, president of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group, said in a statement. "Our agreement with CBS Films gives us a steady stream of first-run theatrical products that will play exceptionally well abroad as well as in the worldwide home entertainment arena."
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