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Sony shutters TriStar TV, with Jennifer Turner & Nicole Norwood exiting
Sony Pictures Television is closing its TriStar Television label, with its top execs, Jennifer Turner…
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BBC investigates upcoming MGM+ thriller ‘Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue’
UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired Anthony Horowitz’s mystery thriller Nine Bodies In A…
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News round-up: BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes; Paramount+ renews ‘Lioness’; Sony rebooting ‘Charlie’s Angels’
BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes BBC Studios has announced a series of 20 x 1-3-minute…
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Sony Pictures TV hires Paramount alum Kate Gill to head up comedy development
Sony Pictures Television has appointed former Paramount Television Studios exec Kate Gill as SVP of…
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SPT’s global scripted chief Nina Lederman to depart in June
Sony Pictures Television (SPT)’s global scripted chief Nina Lederman is leaving the company. Lederman joined…
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Sony & Hasbro strike deal for ‘Clue’ TV & film adaptations
Sony Pictures Television and Sony-owned TriStar Pictures have struck a deal with Hasbro Entertainment for…
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News round-up: BBC returns ‘The Night Manager’; Apple TV+ extends ‘Monarch’; CBS reverses SWAT axe
BBC returns to The Night Manager The BBC and Prime Video have extended drama The…
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Ravi Ahuja promoted to president & COO at Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has promoted Ravi Ahuja to president and chief operating officer. Ahuja…
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London TV Screenings deals round-up
Movistar Plus+ acquires ‘Tattooist Of Auschwitz’ Movistar Plus+ in Spain has acquired Sky and Peacock…
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How the TV industry is financing drama in a choppy market
As scripted execs hit London TV Screenings this week, Richard Middleton explores the industry’s next…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Mark Young, EVP of distribution & networks (EMEA), SPT
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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Hulu Japan acquires Sony action-comedy ‘Twisted Metal’
Hulu Japan has acquired US vehicular action-comedy series Twisted Metal from Sony Pictures Television (SPT)….
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Sony ups Suzanne Prete to become president of game shows division
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has promoted Suzanne Prete to become president of its game shows…
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‘Goosebumps’ to return as Disney extends slew of shows & strikes pact with ‘Big City Greens’ creators
Disney has renewed a swathe of programming across Disney+, ABC and its linear channels and…
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TBI Weekly: All eyes on the buyers
We might only be in early February but it already feels as if 2024 will…
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Scripted round-up: PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US; ARTE boards ‘Douglas Is Cancelled’; Peacock to adapt ‘Long Bright River’
PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US PBS Masterpiece in the US has…
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Spanish ‘Zorro’ prodco Secuoya Studios hires SPT alum Brendan Fitzgerald as CEO
Secuoya Studios in Spain has hired former Sony Pictures Television (SPT) executive Brendan Fitzgerald to…
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Buyer’s Profile: Selina Nederhand, SVP & co-networks, head of content strategy, Sony Pictures Television
With NATPE Global underway, TBI speaks to Selina Nederhand, SVP & co-networks, head of content…
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ABC to conclude medical drama ‘The Good Doctor’ with seventh season
ABC in the US is to bring its hit medical drama series The Good Doctor…
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Peacock scores sports doc ‘Mission To Burnley’ & extends ‘Twisted Metal’
US streamer Peacock has acquired sports docuseries Mission To Burnley and renewed action-comedy Twisted Metal…
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Prime Video greenlights ‘Cruel Intentions’ & renews cricket docuseries ‘The Test’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has given the greenlight to an eight-part series inspired by the…
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Content London: ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ to return to Prime Video; Sony’s Ahuja talks ‘cooling’ US market; MGM+ unveils roll-out plans
Prime Video’s Clarkson’s Farm to return Prime Video’s Clarkson’s Farm will return for a fourth…
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Sony Pictures Television & Matt Smith’s Circle Circle Films strike production & distribution deal
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has struck a far-reaching partnership with Circle Circle Films, the UK…
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Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks recruits SPT’s Scott Landsman to head up TV
Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions has hired Sony Pictures Television (SPT) exec…
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Sony Pictures Television names Andrew Plotkin EVP of drama development
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has upped Andrew Plotkin to become EVP of drama development, replacing…
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Mattel hires Disney & Apple TV+ alum Michelle Mendelovitz to lead TV studio
Barbie and Hot Wheels owner Mattel has hired former Disney, Apple TV+ and Sony Pictures…
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SPT & fashion firm Claire’s prep YA show amid branded content push
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has struck a deal with fashion accessory firm Claire’s to create…
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News round-up: ZDF Studios, Non Stop & La Sagrada Familia team for F1 doc; Newen Studios acquires Digital Banana & takes Brain Comet stake; WE tv picks up ‘S.W.A.T’
ZDF Studios, Non Stop & La Sagrada Familia team for F1 doc ZDF Studios, Non…
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Exclusive: SPT rejigs distribution with UK chief Holly Comiskey taking expanded remit in Europe
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has rejigged its sales team with an expanded role for its…
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Sony Pictures TV Studios promotes Lauren Stein to head of creative
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has promoted drama development exec Lauren Stein to the newly created…