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Sony Pictures Television
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Sony buys ‘His Dark Materials’ prodco Bad Wolf from Sky, HBO & Access
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a majority stake in His Dark Materials and I…
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AVOD streamer Redbox strikes Sony & WarnerMedia content deals
US-based AVOD streamer Redbox has struck deals with WarnerMedia and Sony Pictures Television (SPT), which…
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Sales round-up: The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted; Discovery+ deals with Magnify; YTV’s ‘Rolling Kitchen’ remade in Brazil
The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted The CW in the US has picked up…
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SPT launches YouTube cookery channel with Kiran Jethwa & preps originals
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has partnered with restaurateur and chef Kiran Jethwa on a new…
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Sony set to buy ‘His Dark Materials’ prodco Bad Wolf
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is reportedly close to acquiring His Dark Materials producer Bad Wolf….
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Scripted round-up: ‘Moominvalley’ prodco Gutsy moves into drama; ITV orders ‘Without Sin’; Starzplay, Sony & ‘Homeland’ duo prep Spanish drama
Gutsy Animation moves into drama Moominvalley producer Gutsy Animations is developing its first adult-targeted drama…
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Vincent TV launches UK arm, led by Seven Studios & ITVS alums
Five Days Inside prodco Vincent TV has launched a new UK division and hired former…
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Sony Pictures TV & RuPaul ink first-look scripted deal
Sony Pictures Television has signed a first-look scripted deal with RuPaul Charles, the host and…
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SPT’s channel sell-off continues with Antenna deal in CEE
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has continued its withdrawal from the global channels business by selling…
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Formats round-up: BBC & NBCU strike pact; ‘How To Look Good Naked’ returns to France; ITV orders quizzer ‘Riddiculous’
BBC & NBCU strike ‘groundbreaking’ format pact The UK’s BBC and NBCUniversal in the US…
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SPT & Nigeria’s EbonyLife unveil ÀLÓ Initiative for writers of African heritage
Nigerian producer EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have launched a new initiative designed to…
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Left Bank starts filming on new Amazon crime series ‘Three Pines’
Left Bank Pictures has started production in Canada on new Amazon Prime Video crime series…
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Sony Pictures Television distribution veteran John Weiser exits
Veteran Sony Pictures Television (SPT) exec John Weiser is stepping down after more than 30…
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SPT extends overall deal with ‘Breaking Bad’ creator Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan has extended his overall deal with Sony Pictures Television for a further four…
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Show of the week: District Z
This adventure gameshow format hails from France and offers several seemingly stand-out features that set…
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TBI Weekly: How Korea’s wave is changing course
South Korean producers and broadcasters make regular appearances in TBI news but recent deals suggest the…
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SPT hires ‘It’s A Sin’ production head Michaela Fereday for in-house drama
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Michaela Fereday as SVP of scripted production on its…
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BeIN Media, SPT strike far-reaching movies & series deal in MENA & Turkey
MENA-focused operator beIN Media has struck a multi-year content deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT)…
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SPT sells UK channels incl Tiny Pop & Sony Movies to Narrative Capital
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has sold its free-to-air broadcast channels in the UK to US media…
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HBO Max orders Dominican family comedy from Sony Pictures Television
HBO Max is pushing further into comedy with a Sony Pictures Television (SPT) series that…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Running the numbers on global formats
TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton dives into K7 Media’s annual format report to uncover the most…
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Sony Pictures TV inks landmark extension to overall deal with ‘The Good Doctor’ creator David Shore
Canadian screenwriter David Shore has extended his long-running overall deal with Sony Pictures Television for…
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Sony Pictures Television unveils ‘Creative Diversity Fund’
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has unveiled a new creative diversity fund to be operated across…
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Finland’s Elisa Viihde adapts BBC drama ‘The Replacement’
Finnish streamer Elisa Viihde has started production on a local adaptation of BBC drama The Replacement,…
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Round-up: Red Arrow & Woodcut International unveil MIPTV slates; SPT launches Sony One app in Nigeria
Red Arrow unveils MIPTV slate UK-based Red Arrow Studios International has unveiled its slate of…
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Amazon Prime Video takes ‘Leonardo’ UK & Ireland rights
Amazon Prime Video has taken exclusive UK and Ireland rights to Leonardo, a new drama…
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Sony hires Disney & Fox alum Ravi Ahuja as global TV studios chairman
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has appointed former Disney Television president Ravi Ahuja as chairman of…
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Sony Pictures TV partners with Nigeria’s EbonyLife to take African scripted global
Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) international production division has forged an exclusive two-year first-look deal with…
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Greece’s Alpha TV adapts ‘Battle Of The Couples’ & slew of format sales from Sony-backed Satisfaction Group
Alpha TV in Greece has become the first international broadcaster to acquire French celebrity relationship…
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SPT’s Eleventh Hour to adapt ‘Hunting Ghislaine’ podcast into TV drama
Sony Pictures Television (SPT)-backed Eleventh Hour Films has acquired rights to true crime podcast Hunting…