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Sony Pictures TV weighs Scandi TV moves
Sony’s resurgent TV division wants to increase its exposure to the Scandinavian market and is…
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Electus cuts programming deal with Sony channels
Producer and distributor Electus has cut a programming deal with Sony and a raft of…
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Fast Forward sales for ORF
Vietnam’s Viettel Group has purchased Austrian crime series Fast Forward from ORF-Enterprise. The series follows…
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Sony confirms Karl Warner prodco deal
Sony Pictures Television is backing a new production company headed by ex-BBC executive Karl Warner….
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Sony unveils cloud TV plan
Sony is planning to launch a new cloud-based TV service in the US later this…
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Sony collaborates with Netflix on 4K
Sony is optimising its 2014 line of 4K Ultra HD TVs to support 4K streaming…
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Sony goes on the offensive, shifts focus to TV
Sony reacted to calls to split its technology and entertainment operations yesterday with the company’s…
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CBS says new platforms allow it to ‘reset’ content sales business
CBS’ COO Joe Ianniello has told analysts that the introduction of new platforms and digital…
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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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Sony channels get on Blacklist in Asia
Sony has taken rights to US drama The Blacklist for its channels in Asia. The…
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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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Sony ‘signs Viacom deal for online service’
Sony has reportedly signed a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the latter’s channels on…
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‘Russian Netflix’ hits 19 million monthly uniques
Russian online video streaming service Ivi.ru claimed it exceeded 19 million monthly unique visitors for…
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Google ‘in talks over online TV service’
Google has reportedly approached media companies about licensing content for an internet TV service, in…
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ITV ‘tees up £90m bid’ for Scandi’s Nice
UK broadcaster ITV is reportedly set to continue its spending spree by preparing a £90…
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TV M&A specialist acquires rival in int’l push
About Corporate Finance, the television-focused M&A firm that has overseen deals including Tinopolis’ acquisition of A…
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Amazon chooses first-ever original TV series
Amazon has selected the pilots that it will take to series with a John Goodman…
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ITV pilots gameshow Who’s Asking from Sony-backed Victory
TBI understands that ITV is piloting a new gameshow called Who’s Asking from Victory, the…
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Epic drama for factual channels
The last decade saw the big factual channels move from documentary led schedules to grids…
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MIPTV News: Cannes will be in ultra high definition
The organisers of MIPTV have teamed with Sony to showcase ultra high definition television in…
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MIPTV News: Six execs to get the first-ever MIP Medal of Honour
The organisers of MIPTV have announced the first-ever roster of executives to get the MIPTV…
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Vevo launches linear music channel
Music video website Vevo has launched a 24-hour linear music TV channel in the US…
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AB Group names date for SVOD launch
French channel provider AB Group is to launch subscription video-on-demand offering Jook Video, on March…
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Trio of scripted format deals for Sony
Sony Pictures Television has inked deals for local versions of three of its drama series:…
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Lovefilm renews and extends BBC Worldwide deal
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has inked a new, extended, content deal with BBC Worldwide, the…
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YouTube partner Rightster acquires Preview Networks
YouTube channel partner Rightster has acquired Preview Networks, a distributor of movie trailers online. Rightster…
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Industry groups agree online rights deal with Canal+
Two groups representing French content creation professionals’ intellectual property rights have agreed a deal with…
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Virgin Media inks new FilmFlex deal
UK cabler Virgin Media has inked a new video-on-demand deal with FilmFlex, the VOD company…
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Electus picks up multiplatform series Beat Girl
Ben Silverman’s Electus has acquired US rights to Beat Girl, the multiplatform show from beActive….
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New launches for Crackle
Sony has inked deals with several smart TV manufacturers and its online TV channel Crackle…