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AMC turns David Carr memoir into drama
US cable channel AMC and Sony Pictures Television are turning late journalist David Carr’s memoir,…
Lynton takes charge in Sony TV restructure
Sony has confirmed the departure of its TV chief Steve Mosko and unveiled a new…
CTV reveals Screenings acquisitions
Canada’s CTV has acquired eight new series that launched internationally last week at the LA…
Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy head to new RTL net
RTL has ordered two 60-episode runs of classic gameshows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy for…
Amazon lands AMC’s Preacher
Amazon has picked up buzzy US drama Preacher for its Prime Instant Video service in…
AMC hands Preacher talk show companion
US cable network AMC has continued its tradition of handing key original drama series a…
Naked hires ex-Fox TV Studios UK chief
Simon Andreae’s production company, Naked Entertainment, has appointed former Fox Television Studios UK managing director…
Supergirl flies to CW as Agent Carter crashes
The US networks are well underway in building their next generation of scripted shows, with…
Sony, C4 making Philip K. Dick drama series
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Hollywood studio Sony are teaming to make Electric Dreams: The…
Ex-CTV entertainment chief joins Sony
Former CTV programming chief Phil King has joined Sony Pictures Television as senior VP, distribution…
Sony promotes Kalouria to president post
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Sheraton Kalouria to president and chief marketing officer. He will…
RTÉ, NRK pitch winner is Bucking the Trend
The national broadcasters of Ireland and Norway have handed Dublin-based Sideline Productions €10,000 (US$11,275) after…
Comcast on-demand platform adds Sony’s Crackle
Comcast’s Xfinity On Demand is adding Sony Pictures Television’s streaming platform Crackle to its cable…
‘Landmark’ pan-Euro Sony deal for Sky
Sky has struck its first-ever pan-European movie output agreement. A deal with Sony Pictures Television…
Critical move for former Sony, Playboy exec
Tom Forman’s recently founded prodco Critical Content has recruited Christoph Pachler as executive VP and…
Sony buys Turkish channels group
Sony Pictures Television has taken a majority stake in Turkey-based channels group Planet TV. Pending…
A+E hires former Shine, Sony exec for formats push
A+E has recruited former Fox, Sony and Shine executive Hayley Babcock to spearhead a drive…
Sony buys into new drama indie
Sony Pictures Television has acquired a minority stake in a new UK-based drama production company….
Sony launches UK True Crime channel
Sony Pictures Television is due to launch a new UK channel dedicated to “back-to-back crime…
HBO Europe to make Scandi originals
HBO Europe will soon make an original scripted series from Scandinavia, delegates here at the…
Formats buyers out as Sony closes office
Sony Pictures Television is closing its formats acquisition department, axing well-known buyers Lisette van Diepen and…
Cruel Intentions, MacGyver rebooted in US
US broadcasters NBC and CBS have given separate pilot orders to classic American scripted properties….
Sony’s Mad Dogs unleashed around the world
Sony has shopped its US version of action drama Mad Dogs to a raft of…
NATPE: Sony, Televisa team for Blue Demon
Sony Pictures Television and Televisa are joining forces to make Blue Demon, a drama series…
Hulu signs Endemol Shine, Sony shows
US on-demand service Hulu has secured rights to E4 comedy-drama My Mad Fat Diary and…
ITV goes for wartime drama
UK commercial channel ITV has commissioned an 8x60mins period drama set in high London society…
Exporting in Asia
ATF is the biggest TV market in Asia. Ahead of the trip to Singapore, TBI…
Star Channel becomes HBO’s Japanese partner
Japanese premium movie net Star Channel has become the territory’s exclusive home of HBO programming….
Formats Ireland
Ireland is emerging as a solid format creating hotspot, as its small local market forces…
News brief: Shomi takes Sony’s Art of More
Canadian streaming service Shomi has acquired Dennis Quaid and Kate Bosworth drama series The Art…