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Sony’s female-led ‘Bad Boys’ spin-off finds UK home
Viewers will get to see the Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union backed-cop series LA’s Finest…
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Sony teams with Globo, Mediapro Studio for drama
Spain’s Mediapro Studio and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have struck a co-production and co-development pact,…
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SPT, Wattpad team for first-look originals deal
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has teamed with Toronto-headquartered storytelling platform Wattpad for a first-look TV…
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Sony’s anime service joins Amazon Channels UK line-up
Sony Pictures Television’s anime service, FunimationNow, has joined the Amazon Prime Video Channels line-up in…
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Sony takes minority stake in Safe House producer
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a minority stake in Safe House producer Eleventh Hour…
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Ovation buys The Halcyon, X Company
US cable net Ovation has bought two Sony-distributed period dramas: The Halcyon and X Company….
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Sony lowers forecasts but keeps studio
Sony has lowered full-year forecasts for its entertainment business after reporting a double-digit decline in…
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First Southeast Asia deal for Shark Tank
Business format Shark Tank is heading into Southeast Asia for the first time after VTV…
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Sony and iQIYI in China streaming first
Sony’s TV arm has teamed with Chinese ISP iQIYI and the pair will make a…
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Content hires London-based sales VP
Content Media has brought in Tom Bairstow as vice president, sales and distribution. The new…
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Left Bank lands Amazon Indian original
Amazon has ordered an original drama pilot for its soon-to-launch Indian service, with Slumdog Millionaire…
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Job losses as Sony restructures UK-based sales
Two of Sony’s London team have been made redundant, with another likely to also go as…
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Pre-market Shark Tank deals for Sony
Sony Pictures Television has struck several pre-MIPCOM deals for one of its evergreen formats, Shark…
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Sony poaches UK sales exec from Warner Bros.
Sony’s distribution arm has hired Dee Robertson for a UK and Ireland role, with the…
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Sony buys into Jordskott team’s Swedish prodco
Sony has bought into Palladium Fiction, the Swedish firm behind mystery drama hit Jordskott. Sony…
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Steve Mosko leaving Sony
Sony Pictures Television boss Steve Mosko is leaving after more than two decades at the…
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire bets on Vegas
Production of the US version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire is relocating to…
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Amazon lands AMC’s Preacher
Amazon has picked up buzzy US drama Preacher for its Prime Instant Video service in…
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ITV order for Sony’s Electric Ray
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered The Inspectors are Coming, a new ob-doc series from Sony-backed…
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Sony forced to cede control of Russian channels
Sony Pictures Television has offloaded 80% of its Russian channels operation to comply with new…
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TRX hires Sarah Walker from Sony
Soon-to-launch rights trading platform TRX has hired Sarah Walker as its marketing chief. Walker joins…
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Sony nears Hungarian channels acquisition
Sony Pictures Television is set to finalise its acquisition of Modern Times Group’s Hungarian Viasat3…
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Steve Mosko upped at Sony
Steve Mosko has been upped to chairman, Sony Pictures Television. The new role sees Mosko…
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Sony restructures management team
Sony Pictures Television has made several changes to its senior management team. The changes were…
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LA Screenings 2015: Puppet masters
Muppets, medics and movie characters will be filling US network schedules over the next year….
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Sony, Nippon team for new entertainment channel
Sony Pictures Television and Nippon TV are teaming to launch Gem, a new general entertainment…
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SVOD battle underway for Seinfeld rights
Various SVOD and digital platforms are battling for rights to iconic US comedy Seinfeld, although…
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Battle Creek sells around the world
Sony Pictures Television has notched several deals for Battle Creek, the new cop procedural from…
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Fox, MTG win Battle Creek
Fox International Channels has acquired Battle Creek from Sony Pictures Television for its Fox channels…
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Sony buys Viasat channels from MTG
Sony Pictures Television has acquired the Viasat3 and Viasat6 free-to-air TV channels in Hungary from…