Mexico’s Canal Sony and Lain American SVOD player Claro Video have co-commissioned the first version of business-cum-reality-entertainment format Shark Tank. Shark Tank Mexico: Negociando con Tiburones will first play on SPT Networks-owned Sony channel, with episodes then made available on American Movil-backed Claro Video. The deal was done with Canal Sony stablemate SPT, which sells […]
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 Pictures Television Networks has agreed to buy Dutch channel group Film 1 from Liberty Global. Under the deal, SPT will fully own and operate the five Film 1-branded pay TV channels – Film1 Premiere, Film1 Action, Film1 Comedy and Kids, Film1 Spotlight, and Film1 Sundance – as well as the Film1 Go digital service. […]
UK pay TV channel Alibi has acquired seasons one and two of internationally-coproduced procedural drama Crossing Lines. Both seasons of the show, which stars William Fichtner as part of a cross-border Europe-based FBI unit, will run back-to-back on the UKTV-owned channel this summer. Germany-based Tandem Communications produces the show in association with Bernero Productions, with […]
FremantleMedia and Sony Pictures Television Networks have partnered to create a pan-Asian version of singing reality format Got Talent. Asia’s Got Talent will debut early next year on SPT Networks’ English-language entertainment channel AXN across 20 territories in the region. FremantleMedia has also secured deals with local free-to-air channels in Thailand, Indonesia and India to […]
Producer and distributor Electus has cut a programming deal with Sony and a raft of its shows will play on Sony Pictures Television’s channels in the CIS region and the Baltics. The distribution deal with SPT Networks Russia covers over 60 hours of Electus content. Specific titles include season one of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s […]
Hotly-tipped Sony Pictures Television mystery thriller The Blacklist will debut in 66 territories and 11 languages on SPT Networks-owned channels. The show will launch on NBC on September 23 and in the UK on Sky Living, France on TF1, Canada on Global, Germany on RTL, Seven in Australia and TV3 in Scandinavia in following weeks. […]
US broadcaster NBC has greenlit a second season of its Hannibal Lecter television series. The network has given Hannibal a new 13-part run that will air no earlier than midseason. The first season has averaged about 4.7 million viewers, according to NBC citing Nielsen Media Research. The pick up signifies the last scripted series order […]
Sony Pictures Television Networks is to launch its third branded cable channel in the US that will broadcast classic Hollywood movies from its library. getTV will launch in the autumn as the third wholly-owned Sony-branded channel in the US and will premiere as a digital offering on Univision Television Group’s television stations in 24 markets. […]
Sony-owned pan Asian broadcaster AXN will launch a local version of reality business format The Apprentice after striking a deal with Mark Burnett Productions and FremantleMedia Asia. Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia will launch the format in the first half of 2013 across 21 countries in Asia and it will be hosted by AirAsia boss […]
