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Sony Pictures Television
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Fox leads 2020 fall slate with Spectrum Original series ‘LA’s Finest’
Fox in the US is attempting to avoid Covid-19’s impact on production by leading its…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC completes SPT network deal in Asia
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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Exclusive: SPT-backed Eleventh Hour Films’ MD Nicole Finnan exits
Nicole Finnan has stepped down as MD at Sony Pictures Television-backed drama prodco Eleventh Hour…
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‘Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk launches prodco & inks SPT deal
Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk has launched a new production outfit and struck a…
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AVOD service Roku Channel launched into UK
Roku has launched its AVOD service, the Roku Channel, in the UK with an offering…
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Southeast Asian streamer Hooq files for liquidation
Singapore-based streamer Hooq – backed by Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros. and regional telco Singtel…
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Sony replaces LA Screenings with ‘virtual & on-demand’ event
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has unveiled plans to create a digital screening experience for clients…
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Sony takes ‘Community’ non-exclusive as Netflix, Hulu strike deals
Netflix has signed a non-exclusive global deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to begin streaming…
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Sony closes offices in UK, Poland as Coronavirus concerns spread
Sony has closed offices in the UK and Poland as concerns over the spread of…
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SPT buys into The Whisper Group, Channel 4 Indie Growth Fund exits
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken an undisclosed stake in UK-based non-scripted and sports-skewing production…
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Amazon hires Sony’s Mike Hopkins to lead video business
Amazon has hired Sony Pictures Television chairman and former Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins to oversee…
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Deals round-up: Eleventh Hour strikes Chris Atkins deal; NRK format extended in US; Amazon adds Spanish titles
Eleventh Hour picks up Chris Atkins’ rights Sony Pictures Television (SPT)-backed Eleventh Hour Films has…
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Viaplay operator NENT strikes Sony co-production, output deal
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has struck a co-development and co-production deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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Netflix to end ‘The Crown’ with Imelda Staunton confirmed as Queen
Netflix is to bring the curtain down on royal drama The Crown after a fifth…
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US round-up: AMC to end ‘Better Call Saul’; ID explores Jeffrey Epstein death; Acorn TV visits ‘Deadwater Fell’
AMC breaks away from Better Call Saul US network AMC is ending its Breaking Bad…
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News round-up: ‘Batwoman’ lands on C4; Sony preps 40th ‘Dragon’s Den’; Vietnam puts on GoQuest’s ‘Ruby Ring’
UK’s C4 adds Batwoman for E4 Channel 4 in the UK has picked up Warner…
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TBI’s forward thinkers: Top execs reflect on 2019 and offer 2020 predictions
TBI speaks to leading execs from across the content business as they reflect on 2019…
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‘Leonardo’ creator Frank Spotnitz urges creative freedom and co-operation
Leonardo creator Frank Spotnitz has said the formation of European commissioning club The Alliance is…
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Sony strikes $195m deal for ‘The Octonauts’ producer Silvergate Media
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is moving into kids TV production for the first time after…
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Sony Pictures Television joins The Alliance’s Leonardo Da Vinci drama
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has partnered up with Italian duo Lux Vide and Rai Fiction…
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Exclusive: Sony, All3 eye Red Arrow Studios as sales process heats up
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and All3Media are understood to be among leading suitors for Red…
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SPT agrees deal with ‘Black Hawk Down’ firm Revolution Studios
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has struck a deal to handle global TV and digital distribution…
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Exclusive: ‘Homeland’ co-creator Howard Gordon discusses “disgusting” binging, Sony deal and Trump
Homeland co-creator Howard Gordon has hit out at the proliferation of “binging” TV dramas, arguing…
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Netflix strikes landmark deal for global rights to ‘Seinfeld’
Netflix has picked up global streaming rights to US sitcom Seinfeld in a major coup for…
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Quibi renovates true crime genre for latest commission
Soon-to-launch short-form streamer Quibi is combining the true crime genre with a home makeover twist…
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ITV, AMC greenlight Left Bank’s ‘Quiz’
ITV and AMC are adapting James Graham’s play Quiz into a three-part series. Directed by…
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Talent deals: Propagate signs Antoine Fuqua; Sony links with ‘Indebted’ producer
Propagate strikes production deal with Antoine Fuqua US indie studio Propagate Content has struck an…
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Pop TV revives axed Netflix show ‘One Day at a Time’
US cabler Pop TV has reversed the trend of streamers reviving network shows by coming…
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Sony strikes right price with Richards
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has struck a multi-year overall deal with The Price Is Right…
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Paramount explores US-Mexico border
Paramount Network is expanding its scripted offering with a timely order for a 10-part drama…