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BT, AMC plots free Fear launch in UK

UK pay TV platform BT will make the first episode of Fear the Walking Dead available to all British viewers on its BT Showcase channel on Freeview. AMC launches on Friday (August 28) exclusively on BT TV, but the first episode of Fear, which launched in the US to record-breaking ratings yesterday, will debut on […]

The Crown producer targets China drama

UK drama production company Left Bank Pictures is to begin targeting the Chinese market after signing a co-development deal with the China International Television Corporation. This pact will see Sony Pictures Television-owned Left Bank, which is producing Netflix royal drama The Crown, and CITVC working up English-language scripted programming for the Chinese and international markets. […]

Investor boards Michael Grade-backed indie

A venture capital group has acquired a 20% stake in UK production studio Infinity Creative Media, which Michael Grade (pictured) chairs, for £2.6 million (US$4.1 million). Gate Ventures’ investment in Infinity values the company at £13 million, and comes as the firm looks to international and Chinese markets. Dr Johnny Hon becomes a company director […]

ABC Family hires NBC exec for scripted push

The latest step in ABC Family’s bid to double its original programming output is to hire an NBC comedy development executive. Simran S. Sethi will join the Disney-ABC Television Group-owned US cable channel as senior VP, original programming and development. She will manage ABC’s scripted team, work on “brand-appropriate” development ideas and oversee pilots. At […]

Quiz + game = broad entertainment

“Buyers have been looking for more than straightforward Q+A for some time; they want more escapist shows with more fun built in,” says one distribution boss, underlining the challenge of selling question and answer-based shows. Although Q+A lends itself very well to younger-skewing digital applications, buyers are wary quizzes skew old. One answer is to […]

Networks up, movies and distribution down at Sony

Sony Corp.’s film and TV division swung to a loss in the most recent quarter with the Japanese company and Hollywood studio blaming a decrease in revenues from its film business and TV licensing. Speaking on the company’s conference call following its quarter to end-June results announcement, Steven Kober, CFO and executive VP, America, said […]

News brief: Globosat buys Tricon docs

Brazil’s Globosat has acquired Tricon Films & Television’s doc series Rock Icons. The 10x30mins series will air on the platform along with Mars & Venus Today and Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, which has sold to Foxtel in Australia. Canada-based Tricon has sold shows to Accessible Media Canada, Al Hurra in the Middle East, Brand […]

Sony Pictures Television closes Film1 deal

Sony Pictures Television Networks has completed its buyout of Dutch channel group Film1 from Liberty Global, after gaining approval from the European Commission. The closing of the deal and means SPT’s channels arm now fully owns and operates the five Film1-branded pay TV channels – Film1 Premiere, Film1 Action, Film1 Comedy and Kids, Film1 Spotlight […]

Sony’s Pop buys Splash’s Sabrina

Sony’s UK free-to-air kids channel Pop has acquired Sabrina: Secrets Of A Teenage Witch from Splash Entertainment. Sony Pictures Television bought Pop last year as part of a deal for the CSC Media Group. The ad-supported channel is carried on free-to-air digital platforms in the UK. Sabrina will be added to its programming grid from […]

Sony, S4C renew formats pact

Sony Pictures Television has renewed a formats development pact with Welsh pubcaster S4C. This pact sees the pair work on non-scripted format ideas with Welsh production companies, with a focus on primetime entertainment, fact-ent, reality and game shows for S4C that SPT then sells internationally. The partnership is in its second year, and has already […]

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