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Sony Pictures Television
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No more Unnecessary Roughness for USA Network
USA Network has cancelled its drama series Unnecessary Roughness after three seasons. The Sony Pictures…
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Breaking Bad’s Gilligan signs new Sony deal
Vince Gilligan has signed a new overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, keeping the Breaking…
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News brief: Africa’s M-Net cuts Sony Pictures deal
Sub-Saharan African pay TV platform M-net has agreed a programming deal with Sony Pictures Television….
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Sony’s AXN Black acquires lifestyle series
Sony Pictures Television’s pay TV channel AXN Black has picked up a package of lifestyle…
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Formats boss leaves Sony Pictures Television
Ed Louwerse has left Sony Pictures Television, TBI has learned. Louwerse, who left SPT last…
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HBO Lat Am extends deal with Sony
HBO Latin America and Sony Pictures Television have agreed a multi-year extension to their current…
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Left Bank boosts Sony TV sales
The acquisition of UK drama company Left Bank Pictures last year has helped a year-on-year…
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News brief: Universal Channel buys US Rake from Sony
Universal Channel has acquired US drama series Rake. The UK pay TV channel has bought…
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Simon Andreae lands Darnell’s Fox role, Sony project in doubt
Fox Broadcasting has handed Simon Andreae the coveted role at the top of its alternative…
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Turkey’s D-Smart snags Sony output deal
Turkish pay TV platform D-Smart has agreed a multiyear content deal with Sony Pictures Television….
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Power Play: why celebs are becoming execs
As the global media superpowers march into ever more sectors, A-list actors, musicians, fashion gurus…
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Sony notches pair of Chinese programming deals
Huaso Film/TV Digital Production, the Sony Pictures Television-backed Chinese prodco, has got a new show…
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Fifth deal for Keshet’s Rising Star
Buzzy singing competition format Rising Star is set for an Italian remake after a Sony…
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Netflix orders original drama series from Sony
Netflix’s has ordered another original drama, this time from the creators of Glenn Close legal…
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News brief: Mid East nets reveals Winner
A trio of broadcasters in the Middle East has ordered a local version of Talpa…
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Sony shows off its six pack
Sony’s creative boss Wayne Garvie talks about Sony Pictures Television’s enlarged slate of formats for…
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Breaking Bad signs off with record ratings
The final episode of Breaking Bad has won the best ever ratings for US cable…
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ITV2 to Release the Hounds
UK channel ITV2 has commissioned a new horror gameshow from Sony Pictures Television’s joint venture…
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CBS orders another season of Unforgettable
CBS has greenlit another season of detective series Unforgettable. The new season will be the…
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The Blacklist beats Hostages in season launches
The first episode of buzzy US drama The Blacklist has performed well for NBC, winning…
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Upcoming Sony Central Europe channel buys 100 hours from Electus
New Sony Pictures Television-operated Central European channel AXN Black has bought more than 100 hours…
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Lifetime, A&E, History join for Bonnie & Clyde simulcast
The A&E, History and Lifetime US cable channels will join forces to simulcast two-part original…
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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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AMC confirms Saul Goodman Breaking Bad spin-off
The Breaking Bad spin-off series featuring crooked lawyer Saul Goodman has officially been given the…
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Entertainment One to sell AMC scripted shows
Producer and distributor Entertainment One has agreed a distribution deal with AMC Networks and will…
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Sony-backed Victory trying out gameshow for the BBC
Victory Television is piloting a new gameshow format, In Sync. A casting call has just…
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Sony sets up new prodco with Discovery exec Andreae
Simon Andreae is leaving Discovery to set up his own production company Scarlet Media. Sony…
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Vince Gilligan ‘hopeful’ of Breaking Bad spin-off
The creator behind meth drama Breaking Bad says he is “hopeful” AMC and Sony Pictures…
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Sony preps El Mariachi TV series
Sony Pictures Television is making a TV series based on the Robert Rodriguez action movie…
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Studios JV Oz channels to leave Foxtel
A pair of Australian channels jointly operated by NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Television and CBS Studios…