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Sony Pictures Television
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Ex-Sony exec Ziad Kebbi launches new prodco
Former Endemol and Sony executive Ziad Kebbi has launched his own Middle East-focused production company,…
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News brief: Blacklist, Voice go day-and-date on AXN
Asian general entertainment channel AXN is launching the latest seasons of US hits The Blacklist…
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NBC to remake Turkish drama
US broadcaster NBC has greenlit a pilot of a Turkish drama, Game of Silence. LA-based…
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New Dragons’ Den remakes in Europe, Africa
Broadcasters in Sweden, Portugal and South Africa are launching their own versions of the Sony-distributed…
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Ex-Endemol, Sony execs launch new content company
Former Endemol and Sony executives Ed Louwerse and Julian Curtis have joined forces to launch…
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Ten plunges into Shark Tank
Australia’s Network Ten is creating its own version of Shark Tank, the American series based…
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Buyers briefing: Karin Heijink, VP, pay TV, Modern Times Group
Name: Karin Heijink Title: VP, pay TV channels, Modern Times Group Karin Heijink is vice…
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Netflix stumping up $2m per episode for The Blacklist
Netflix has acquired US drama series The Blacklist for a reported US$2m per episode. The…
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Breaking Bad’s Paul inks development deal with Sony
Aaron Paul, who played student meth-head turned master drug cook in AMC drama Breaking Bad,…
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MediaCorp poaches Sony’s Lim
Singaporean broadcaster MediaCorp has recruited Jack Lim as its first COO, putting him in charge…
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Sony closes CSC deal, ups Kate Marsh
Sony Pictures Television has closed its deal for the CSC channels group and handed Kate…
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Sky preps superfan show based on Thai format
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is set to air The Fanatic, a new entertainment show…
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Netflix tipped to take Seinfeld
Netflix is in talks to acquire classic comedy series Seinfeld, according to its creator and…
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Amazon lands US Mad Dogs remake
Amazon Prime Instant Video has reportedly landed the US remake of BSkyB drama Mad Dogs….
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Mediaset signs up for Rising Star
Mediaset’s Canale 5 channel will air an Italian version of Keshet International format Rising Star….
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Sony and Telemundo ink three series production pact
Sony Pictures Television will make a series a year, for three years, for Hispanic broadcaster…
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Yahoo saves Community
Web search giant Yahoo has saved the cancelled NBC comedy Community by agreeing to finance…
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Sony buys UK channels group
Sony Pictures Television has bought CSC Media Group, the UK channel operator. The deal, for…
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A+E Networks makes pair of EMEA hires
A+E Networks has made two senior European appointments, hiring Nickelodeon UK exec Kiaran Saunders as…
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BBC Decimates daytime with quiz from Tipping Point creator
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered Decimate, a new daytime quiz series, TBI has…
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Seven picks up Battle Creek
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Seven has picked up buzzy upcoming US drama series Battle Creek…
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NBCU hires Lat Am veteran for GM role
NBCUniversal’s global channels unit has hired Klaudia Bermudez to become its senior VP and general…
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Sony and Disney sell FilmFlex VOD service
Video platform provider and content aggregator Vubiquity has acquired UK-based white label video-on-demand provider FilmFlex….
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Netflix swoops to bag Sony Animation movies
Streaming service Netflix has scored a licensing agreement for Sony Pictures Animation movies, and will…
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Czech, Thai channels prescribed Dr. Oz remakes
Sony Pictures Television’s health-themed magazine format The Dr. Oz Show is being remade in the…
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Sony and Televisa ink 800-hour copro pact
Sony Pictures Television and Televisa have agreed a copro deal that will see the pair…
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Chambers joins Warner at Sony-backed Electric Ray
Meredith Chambers has joined Karl Warner at newly-formed UK production company Electric Ray. Chambers will…
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Sony’s AXN buys Fox’s new 24 series
Sony Pictures Television has acquired 24: Live Another Day for its AXN channel in southeast…
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Lifetime channel launching in Lat-Am
A+E Networks’ female-skewing channel Lifetime is launching in Brazil and Latin America. The A+E channels…
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Grindon joins Rosenblum at Legendary TV
Former Sony Pictures Television International president Michael Grindon has taken control of a new worldwide distribution…