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Sony Pictures Television
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MGM+ and Prime Video bring Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ universe to TV
US network MGM+ (fka Epix) and Amazon Prime Video have ordered multiple superhero series based…
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Ex-Sony Pictures TV president Jeff Frost launches new prodco, inks first-look deal
Jeff Frost, who recently stepped down as president of Sony Pictures Television Studios, has founded…
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‘Black Snow’ prodco Goalpost hires Sky, Sonar & Screen Queensland alum
Australia’s Goalpost Pictures has landed the former Screen Queensland CEO as its new CEO. Kylie…
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Apple TV+ lands Vince Gilligan & Rhea Seehorn scripted project
Apple TV+ has landed the next much-anticipated project from Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan, with…
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FIFA+ ties with SPT, Whisper & Final Replay on football series
FIFA+ has linked with David Coulthard, Sunil Patel and Jake Humphrey’s Whisper TV, UK-based Final Replay…
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Paramount hires Apple TV+ & SPT alum to lead current programming
Paramount Television Studios has appointed a former Apple TV+ and Sony Pictures Television exec as…
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Drama round-up: Stan buys SPT shows; BritBox & ITVX prep Cary Grant series; Bet+ buys South Africa’s ‘Pulse’
Stan buys SPT shows Australian streamer Stan has extended its deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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Starz enters development on ‘Outlander’ prequel ‘Blood Of My Blood’
US network Starz has gone into development on its prequel to historical fantasy series Outlander,…
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‘Days Of Our Lives’ moves to Peacock after six decades on NBC
Peacock is to become the exclusive home of daytime drama Days Of Our Lives, with…
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SPT & Luke Scrase’s Golden Gate land Lizzy Barber’s ‘Out Of Her Depth’
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has optioned Lizzy Barber’s psychological thriller Out Of Her Depth, with…
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Sony Pictures TV creative director & SVP of global unscripted entertainment, Sarah Edwards, exits
Sarah Edwards, creative director and SVP of global unscripted entertainment at Sony Pictures Television (SPT),…
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Paramount’s Pluto TV strikes Sony deal to expand channel offering
Paramount’s FAST unit Pluto TV has launched four new channels in collaboration with Sony Pictures…
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Jeff Frost steps down as Sony Pictures Television Studios president
Jeff Frost is stepping down as president of Sony Pictures Television Studios following a 15-year…
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News round-up: ‘MasterChef’ returns to France; Viaplay & SPT expand pact; Arrow visits Mars with BBC
MasterChef returns to France France 2 is preparing to return MasterChef to France following a seven-year…
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Drama round-up: AMC orders Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Straight Man’; ITV tracks ‘Raoul Moat’; Shahid preps detective show
AMC orders Bob Odenkirk’s Straight Man AMC Networks has greenlit Straight Man, its Bob Odenkirk-starring drama…
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Exclusive: ‘The Masked Singer’ retains crown as world’s best-selling format in 2021
The Masked Singer has held onto its crown as the world’s best-selling format for a…
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A+E Networks hires Sony exec as VP of EMEA sales
A+E Networks has appointed Dr Kerstin Gühne as VP of global content sales for EMEA….
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Bad Wolf unveils adaptation of Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Warlord Chronicles’
His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf has unveiled its first major new drama commission since…
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Nigeria’s Mekdoss Int’l rebuilds veteran Sony gameshow format ‘Pyramid’
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is rolling veteran US gameshow format Pyramid into Nigeria, marking the…
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Scripted round-up: UK’s Eleven names creative director; Apple TV+ adapts ‘Dark Matter’; C More embraces ‘Evil’
Eleven ups Carissa Hope Lynch to creative director Eleven, the Sony Pictures Television-owned prodco behind…
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Round-up: Seven takes WTFN duo; Thai remake of ‘Doctor Foster’; Portugal welcomes ‘The Tourists’
Seven Network takes two from WTFN Australia’s Seven Network has commissioned two shows from local…
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Starz to expand ‘Outlander’ world with prequel series in development
US network Starz is reportedly in development on a prequel series to its hit historical…
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News round-up: Cineflix preps Wakeland adaptation; ITV hunts for Yorkshire Ripper doc; STV Player snags Sony dramas
Cineflix preps Wakeland adaptation Cineflix Productions has optioned the rights and begun development on a…
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Sony Pictures TV appoints new TriStar TV head
Sony Pictures Television has promoted scripted exec Jennifer Turner to EVP of TriStar Television, effective…
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Viaplay unveils ‘Dragon’s Den’ as first Dutch original
Nordic Entertainment’s (NENT Group) streaming service Viaplay has announced its first Dutch original show ahead…
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Netflix’s ‘Flinch’ gets Russian remake after CTC deals with SPT & Stellify
Netflix series Flinch is getting remade in Russia by local broadcaster CTC, after striking a…
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How to secure investment in your company, by those who’ve done it
Scripted costs have surged over recent years, with streamers’ demands supercharging the market. Nick Edwards…
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FX spins ‘Justified’ with Timothy Olyphant reprising role in ‘City Primeval’ adaptation
FX has greenlit a spin-off from its highly-rated Justified drama, again based on a novel…
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Netflix remakes UK improvised crime comedy ‘Murderville’
Netflix has ordered a reboot of UK crime comedy Murder In Successville, which will star…
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Amazon expands ‘The Boys’ universe with ‘Diabolical’ animation
Amazon has ordered a second spin-off from its subversive superhero drama The Boys, this time…