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Sony Pictures Television Networks
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Kids round up: ‘Bing’ prodco gets $5.3m funding; Sutikki preps series around Cozmo toy; Sony brings DinoCity to UK
‘Bing’ prodco gets $5.3m funding Acamar Films, the UK indie behind BBC pre-school series Bing,…
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SPT makes first streaming move in Western Europe
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is expanding into OTT in Western Europe for the first…
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Vodafone Spain boosts TV offering with AXN Now and new packages
Vodafone Spain has boosted its on-demand TV offering by integrating AXN Now, the Sony Pictures…
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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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Turner & Viacom execs to run Sony UK channels
Two well known British executives will run the Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) portfolio of…
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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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Crackle chief upped to Sony networks digital boss
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) has promoted the boss of its on-demand service, Crackle, to…
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Sony launches free-to-air movies channel in Italy
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is to launch a new free-to-air movie channel, Cine Sony,…
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Sony buys Turner’s UK truTV
Sony’s acquisitive channels division has Turner’s truTV in the UK. Turner rolled out the general…
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Sony Pictures buys into Genius
Sony Pictures’ home entertainment arm has bought into LA kids company Genius Brands International. Sony…
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Mexican net, SVOD service co-order Sony format
Mexico’s Canal Sony and Lain American SVOD player Claro Video have co-commissioned the first version…
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Sony Pictures Television closes Film1 deal
Sony Pictures Television Networks has completed its buyout of Dutch channel group Film1 from Liberty…
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Sony Pictures Television buys Film1 from Liberty
Sony Pictures Television Networks has agreed to buy Dutch channel group Film 1 from Liberty…
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News brief: Alibi begins Crossing Lines
UK pay TV channel Alibi has acquired seasons one and two of internationally-coproduced procedural drama…
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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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Electus cuts programming deal with Sony channels
Producer and distributor Electus has cut a programming deal with Sony and a raft of…
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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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NBC renews Hannibal
US broadcaster NBC has greenlit a second season of its Hannibal Lecter television series. The…
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Sony to launch new US cable channel
Sony Pictures Television Networks is to launch its third branded cable channel in the US…
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AXN to launch Asian version of The Apprentice
Sony-owned pan Asian broadcaster AXN will launch a local version of reality business format The…