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Sony & Apollo table $26bn offer for Paramount, shares surge 13%
Paramount shares have surged more than 10% after Sony Pictures Entertainment and private equity outfit…
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Sony calls off $10bn merger with Zee Entertainment in India
Sony’s $10bn merger between its Indian division and Zee Entertainment Enterprises is off after more…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How US streamers compared for hours & titles in Q3 2023
US-based streamers have been adjusting their catalogues over the past year, resulting in some notable…
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India’s $10bn merger between Zee & Sony again in doubt, but talks ongoing
India’s $10bn merger between Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony’s domestic unit is again in doubt,…
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What the Sony/Zee merger tells us about the Indian market
Marco Ferrarese explores what’s driving India’s $10bn merger between Sony and Zee Entertainment and how…
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Sony & Zee’s $10bn merger back on track (again) after Indian giant’s CEO cleared by regulators
Sony’s $10bn merger with Zee Entertainment Enterprises looks to be back on track, after the…
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Sony’s anime streamer Crunchyroll strikes global deal with Prime Video
Sony’s anime streamer Crunchyroll is to launch on Prime Video around the world, with a…
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Zee Entertainment & Sony India’s $10bn merger back on after regulatory greenlight
The merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony’s Indian unit is back on after regulators…
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UKTV names Sony, Discovery & Fremantle alum as factual & fact ent commissioner
UKTV has appointed former Sony, Discovery and Fremantle exec Tracy-Jean as commissioning executive across factual…
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Writers unions in UK, Australia & Canada tell members to turn down Hollywood work amid WGA strike
Writers unions in Australia, Canada and the UK have told its members to turn down…
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Hollywood grinds to a halt as WGA strike after ‘wholly insufficient’ talks with US studios
The US production industry is braced for widespread disruption after The Writers Guild of America’s…
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Exclusive: Why the TV industry is all ears for podcasts
Nick Edwards investigates what it takes to adapt an audio production for the screen but…
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Sony’s Crunchyroll & Wowow strike pact to expand anime offering
Sony-backed anime brand Crunchyroll has linked up with Wowow in Japan to develop and produce…
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Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery & others make abortion promise as Roe v. Wade overturned
Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are among a number of US-based media giants to…
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Disney+ unveils first Australia slate, with ‘significant investment’ planned
Disney+ has unveiled its first wave of locally produced shows from Australia, with nine programmes…
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Crunchyroll CEO Colin Decker exits following Funimation merger
Colin Decker, who became CEO of anime streamer Crunchyroll following its merger with Funimation last…
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Exclusive: US broadcast groups, Sony & Netflix mooted among The CW suitors
US broadcast groups, along with Sony and Netflix, have been tipped to be among potential…
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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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Voxx Studios hires Reed Midem, MGM & Sony alum for global sales
LA-based audio outfit Voxx Studios has hired a former Reed Midem and MGM exec to work…
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News round-up: NBCU expands Hayu in Europe; Amazon signs up Donald Glover; YouTube unveils originals
NBCU expands Hayu in Europe NBCUniversal’s reality TV SVOD service hayu has expanded to 11…
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Crunchyroll snags four million subs & reveals Idris Elba development deal
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll – which is in the process of being acquired by Sony…
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Sony strikes $1.2bn deal for WarnerMedia’s anime streamer Crunchyroll
Sony has agreed to buy WarnerMedia-owned anime streaming service Crunchyroll in a deal worth almost…
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Sony invests $400m in Chinese streamer Bilibili
Sony is ploughing $400m into streaming and entertainment service Bilibili, in a deal that will…
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Sony closes offices in UK, Poland as Coronavirus concerns spread
Sony has closed offices in the UK and Poland as concerns over the spread of…
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More than 300 channels could leave UK following Brexit, analysts suggest
More than 300 channels operated by international broadcasters from the UK could move to Europe…
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Online TV sales platform Vuulr goes global
Online programme sales platform Vuulr has rolled out internationally after launching across Asia in January…
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Exclusive: All3 poised for Red Arrow Studios as sales process enters final stages
All3Media is leading the pack in its pursuit of Red Arrow Studios, with the sales…
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Sony’s female-led ‘Bad Boys’ spin-off finds UK home
Viewers will get to see the Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union backed-cop series LA’s Finest…
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More US studios say they will reconsider shooting in Georgia
NBCUniversal, WarnerMedia, Sony, Viacom and AMC have joined Disney and Netflix in saying they will…
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Report: Sony looks to India as it eyes Zee Entertainment stake
Sony Corporation is in the running to pick up a stake in Zee Entertainment after…