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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC Global to shutter GEM in Japan
Andy Kaplan and George Chien’s KC Global Media is shuttering its Japanese linear network GEM…
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SPT’s channel sell-off continues with Antenna deal in CEE
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has continued its withdrawal from the global channels business by selling…
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TBI Talks: Andy Kaplan’s AXN plans greater investment in Asian content, while US buyers lead online acquisitions
KC Global Media Entertainment-owned AXN is committed to investing in more original content in the…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC completes SPT network deal in Asia
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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SPT alums Andy Kaplan & George Chien acquire Asian networks
Ex-Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Worldwide Networks executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien have launched a…
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Sony channels launch on Amazon in Germany, Austria
Three Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) channels have joined the Amazon Channels line-up in Germany…
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Amazon in Absentia with Sony drama deal
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive rights to Sony thriller drama Absentia in various territories….
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Sony’s AXN to brace The Elements with original
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPT) Asia will deliver a new original series for English-language pay…
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Sony takes $977m charge on Pictures unit
Japan’s Sony Corp. has recorded a ¥112.1 billion (US$977.4 million) goodwill impairment charge due to…
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Sony appoints Asia content head
Sony Pictures Television has upped Virginia Lim to head of content at its Asian business….
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Sony rebrands Indian channels group
Sony Pictures Television has rebranded Multi Screen Media after the Indian television networks operator turned…
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Sony nears Hungarian channels acquisition
Sony Pictures Television is set to finalise its acquisition of Modern Times Group’s Hungarian Viasat3…
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Sony signs Italian CBS deal
Sony Pictures Television Networks Italy has secured exclusive CBS Studios International programming for its AXN-branded…
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CBS’s Zoo opens around the world
James Patterson’s CBS drama Zoo has sold to international broadcasters around the world. Sky 1…
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Sony ups Lim following Yan Jong Wong exit
Sony Pictures Television has elevated Virginia Lim to vice president, content and marketing at its…
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Netflix among those joining Z Nation
Netflix has taken worldwide on-demand rights to zombie drama Z Nation, becoming one of a…
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SPT promotes networks digital exec
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Mark Jocson to senior VP, digital media and game, networks….
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Sony buys Viasat channels from MTG
Sony Pictures Television has acquired the Viasat3 and Viasat6 free-to-air TV channels in Hungary from…
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Sony’s AXN snaps up Red Arrow’s Falco
Sony’s male-skewed AXN channel has picked up eastern Europe rights to cop drama Falco. AXN…
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Sony’s El Mariachi hits the Middle East
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has acquired Sony Pictures Televison’s El Mariachi, the Latin drama based…
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News brief: Blacklist, Voice go day-and-date on AXN
Asian general entertainment channel AXN is launching the latest seasons of US hits The Blacklist…
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FremantleMedia, Sony plan pan-Asian Got Talent
FremantleMedia and Sony Pictures Television Networks have partnered to create a pan-Asian version of singing…
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Sony closes CSC deal, ups Kate Marsh
Sony Pictures Television has closed its deal for the CSC channels group and handed Kate…
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New OTT service launches in Hungary
Telenor Hungary has launched a new OTT TV service, MyTV, offering live TV, catch-up TV…
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Sony unearths GEM in Vietnam
Sony Pictures Television Networks is launching a new general entertainment channel in Vietnam as the…
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Electus promotes Farrokh, sells 150 hours
Ben Silverman’s studio Electus has promoted international sales executive Cyrus Farrokh to VP, distribution, and…
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Sony draws up Blacklist in 66 territories
Hotly-tipped Sony Pictures Television mystery thriller The Blacklist will debut in 66 territories and 11…
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Ricky Ow exits SPT after 14 years
Sony Pictures Television veteran Ricky Ow is exiting the company after 14 years. Ow is…
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Sony launching new Black and White channels in Europe
Sony Pictures Television is launching new versions of its AXN channel in Central Europe. AXN…
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Sony’s Lubensky to run Lat Am channels
Sony Pictures Television’s Nathalie Lubensky has been upped and will run its channels in Latin…
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