Sony Pictures Digital
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital content creation, Online entertainment |
| Predecessor | Columbia TriStar Interactive |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Japan , Japan |
Key people | Bob Osher (president until February 2015) |
| Products | Digital content, interactive websites, mobile content, online entertainment platforms |
| Parent | Sony Group Corporation |
Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. Originally headquartered in Culver City, California, the company relocated its base to Japan in 2013. Until February 2015, Bob Osher held the position of president.
This entity oversees digital content creation and online entertainment platforms for Sony Pictures, including divisions such as Sony Pictures Mobile and Sony Pictures Digital Networks. It is responsible for developing interactive websites linked to Sony Pictures properties like Screen Gems Network, SoapCity, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and GSN.
Established in 1994 under the name Columbia TriStar Interactive, its inaugural website was launched in 1995 for the film Johnny Mnemonic. The company broadened its scope into e-commerce by introducing the Sony Studio Store in 1998 and collaborated with 444-FILM to facilitate movie ticket sales.
In 2005, the firm adopted the name Sony Pictures Digital Sales and Marketing, encompassing all interactive media production and marketing efforts for SPE, which includes gaming, mobile content, website development, design, and sales functions.
Sony Pictures Digital also participated in the co-production of Robot Chicken alongside ShadowMachine, Stoopid Monkey (Seth Green’s company), Williams Street, and Cartoon Network until the fifth season, after which production was transferred to Sony Pictures Television.
Its former visual effects branch, Sony Pictures Imageworks, provides visual effects services not only for films within Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group but also for external studio projects.