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Sony Pictures Television
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Ricky Ow exits SPT after 14 years
Sony Pictures Television veteran Ricky Ow is exiting the company after 14 years. Ow is…
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Sky Living subscribes to Blacklist
UK pay TV channel Sky Living HD has secured rights to air NBC’s upcoming drama…
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Sony launching new Black and White channels in Europe
Sony Pictures Television is launching new versions of its AXN channel in Central Europe. AXN…
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Five Minutes to a Fortune heads to Italy
UK entertainment format Five Minutes to a Fortune is being piloted in Italy. A local…
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Lifetime confirms UK launch, expected to replace Bio
US cable network Lifetime has confirmed it will launch in the UK this autumn. The…
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Exclusive: Russia, Argentina get ready to Raid the Cage
Broadcasters in Russia and Argentina have acquired Sony-distributed Israeli gameshow format Raid the Cage, TBI…
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Sony’s Lubensky to run Lat Am channels
Sony Pictures Television’s Nathalie Lubensky has been upped and will run its channels in Latin…
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Sony making gameshow for France Télévisions
Sony Pictures Television Productions France and SPT-owned producer Starling are making a new gameshow for…
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SPT secures new Dr. Oz Show sales to UK, Spain
A Spanish free-TV channel has become the latest to acquire Sony Pictures Television’s syndicated US…
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Harmon confirmed for Community return
Showrunner Dan Harmon is to return for the fifth season of NBC’s cult comedy Community,…
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Chello takes SPT titles for Turkey
Chello Zone has acquired more than 50 titles from Sony Pictures Television for Turkish channel…
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S.H.I.E.L.D., Hostages set for Canuck net
ABC’s superhero drama Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., CBS thriller Hostages and Fox comedy Surviving Jack…
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MTV orders more international Plain Jane
MTV International has ordered another season of the international version of reality series Plain Jane….
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Sony’s AXN lands Power’s Air Force One
UK-based distributor Power has sold its action show Air Force One is Down to AXN….
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2013 LA Screenings in review
As the sun sets on the studio lots and the myriad of international buyers head…
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LA Screenings: Broadcast Strikes Back
With US cable series such as Hatfields & McCoys gaining traction with key demographics in…
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US Hispanic net cooks up Breaking Bad remake
US Hispanic channel Univision has partnered with Sony Pictures Television to create a Spanish-language version…
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Gavin & Stacey US remake among Fox pick-ups
The Sony Pictures Television-produced remake of BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey is among five comedies…
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Electus invests in former SPT exec’s prodco
US-based Electus has made a strategic investment into Hud:sun Media, a production and entertainment company…
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Shooting Starz
Starz has built a solid slate of original programmes in recent years with the Spartacus…
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News brief: ABC books in Gogglebox pilot
US broadcast network ABC has commissioned a pilot for a variety competition show in which…
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Perfect Storm taps ex-FX exec for new TV division
US media company Perfect Storm Entertainment has hired Danielle Woodrow to run its freshly minted…
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Sony buys Indonesian novela channel stake
Sony Pictures Television Networks has acquired a 50% stake in an Indonesian pay TV telenovela…
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Celestial Tiger ups chief exec
Asian pay TV operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment has promoted its president and COO to CEO….
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Middle East nets ready Millionaire spin off, new formats
Middle Eastern and North African broadcasters have partnered with Sony Pictures Television on the latest…
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Israeli format Raid the Cage gets Turkey, Peru remakes
Sony Pictures Television has sold Israeli game show format Raid the Cage to broadcasters in…
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Amazon unearths Sony Zombieland pilot
Amazon Studios has added a Sony Pictures Television adaptation of Hollywood comedy movie Zombieland to…
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Sony rolling out full seasons of The Shield on Crackle
All episodes and seasons of cop drama The Shield will be carried, for free, on…
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Syfy orders new Ron Moore series
Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore’s latest series will broadcast on US cablenet Syfy. Thirteen-part…
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Ridley Scott Vatican drama shapes up
US cable network Showtime has added cast members to its upcoming drama series The Vatican….