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New Sony unit has eyes overseas


November 17, 2008 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on Tuesday will announce the formation of a new business unit, charged with the acquisition of international content. International Product Expansion Group will be based at the SPHE's Culver City headquarters with the aim of "producing and acquiring properties outside the United States for worldwide distribution," officials said. "The International Product Expansion Group will leverage the studio's global resources and the relationships that our teams outside North America have with local entertainment producers to increase sales and market share for SPHE's operating territories," Ishizuka said.

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