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Sony Pictures Television
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NBC unveils new shows, cancels Constantine
US broadcaster NBC has unveiled new dramas and comedies for its 2015-16 slate, while axing…
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Legendary moves into Asia, poaches Oe
Independent US studio Legendary Entertainment has expanded its TV operation to Asia and recruited influential…
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Playstation original wins more Power
The first original series for games console Playstation, Powers, has landed a second season. The…
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Seinfeld SVOD auction ends in Hulu win
Hulu has beaten off stiff competition to acquire US SVOD rights to classic comedy Seinfeld…
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BBC Earth set for Indian launch
The commercial arm of the BBC is gearing up to launch premium international channel brand…
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Sony, Nippon team for new entertainment channel
Sony Pictures Television and Nippon TV are teaming to launch Gem, a new general entertainment…
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Crackle unveils web originals
Sony Pictures Television-owned VoD site Crackle has announced a lineup of original programming for the…
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Sony poaches Fox exec for key post
Sony Pictures Entertainment has hired Fox executive Sanford Panitch to become its president of international…
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ITV Studios poaches Shine exec for digital
The content and distribution arm of UK broadcaster ITV has hired David Christopher as director…
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Scripps makes pair of EMEA hires
Scripps has recruited former Disney and Sony exec Ross Hair to run its affiliate sales…
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FremantleMedia hires cable veteran as Buzzr channel chief
FremantleMedia North America’s upcoming game show network Buzzr TV has a general manager. Ron Garfield…
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SVOD battle underway for Seinfeld rights
Various SVOD and digital platforms are battling for rights to iconic US comedy Seinfeld, although…
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BBC Can’t Touch This on Saturday nights
The BBC has ordered a new Saturday night primetime gameshow, Can’t Touch This. In the…
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Cable net GSN swats up with Man vs. Fly
GSN has ordered two original series and acquired international shortform gameshow series Man vs. Fly….
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Sky D, MTG buy PlayStation drama
Sky Deutschland and the Modern Times Group have both acquired Powers, the comic book drama…
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Buyers Briefing: Vanda Rapti, MTG
Name: Vanda Rapti Title: VP of acquisitions, pay TV, VOD and new media, and acting…
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Battle Creek sells around the world
Sony Pictures Television has notched several deals for Battle Creek, the new cop procedural from…
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Fox, MTG win Battle Creek
Fox International Channels has acquired Battle Creek from Sony Pictures Television for its Fox channels…
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Mad Dogs, High Castle go to series on Amazon
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sent a pair of dramas, an unscripted series and two…
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MTG buys Amazon’s Mozart for Viaplay
Modern Times Group’s on-demand service Viaplay in Sweden has picked up Amazon original drama Mozart…
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Electric Ray poaches Endemol’s Parry
Sony-backed UK prodco Electric Ray has brought Endemol entertainment executive Shaun Parry into its fold….
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Sony buys Viasat channels from MTG
Sony Pictures Television has acquired the Viasat3 and Viasat6 free-to-air TV channels in Hungary from…
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Robin Hood completes Euro roll-out
Toon series Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood has now secured 100% carriage on free TV…
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Israeli nets agree to unique Saul deal
A trio of Israeli pay TV platforms have acquired Better Call Saul in an “unprecedented”…
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Baz Luhrmann making Netflix drama
Baz Luhrmann is making The Get Down for Netflix, an original music-driven drama set in…
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NBC renews dramas including Blacklist
NBC has given new season order to hit drama The Blacklist, which will enter production…
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Sony Pictures chief Pascal exiting
Amy Pascal is leaving her post as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and launching a…
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Warner, Sony launch Asian Netflix rival
Warner Bros. Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television have joined forces to launch a regional OTT…
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Sony poaches exec for Oz sales
Greg Sneddon is replacing Mark Young as Sony Pictures Television’s senior VP, distribution in Australia…
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Canadian SVOD service strikes Sony deal
Shomi, the recently-launched Canadian SVOD service, has inked a programming deal with Sony Pictures Television….