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Sony Pictures Television
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‘Landmark’ pan-Euro Sony deal for Sky
Sky has struck its first-ever pan-European movie output agreement. A deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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Sony buys Turkish channels group
Sony Pictures Television has taken a majority stake in Turkey-based channels group Planet TV. Pending…
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Sony Pictures Television to launch UK True Crime channel
Sony Pictures Television is due to launch a new UK channel dedicated to “back-to-back crime…
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Sony sells 80% of Russian channels operation
Sony Pictures Television has offloaded 80% of its Russian channels operation to comply with new…
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TRX hires Walker from Sony
Soon-to-launch rights trading platform TRX has hired Sarah Walker as its marketing chief. Walker joins…
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SPT to close Viasat Hungary deal after gaining approval
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is set to finalise its acquisition of Modern Times Group’s (MTG’s)…
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Sony poaches ABC exec for international post
Sony Pictures Television has poached an ABC Entertainment Group programming chief for a new international…
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BT, AMC plots free Fear launch in UK
UK pay TV platform BT will make the first episode of Fear the Walking Dead…
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Sony Pictures Television closes Film1 deal
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPT) has completed its buyout of Dutch channel group Film1 from…
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Mubi strikes Sony SVoD deal
UK-based SVoD service Mubi has landed its first deal with a Hollywood studio, striking a…
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Crackle unveils web originals
Sony Pictures Television-owned VoD site Crackle has announced a lineup of original programming for the…
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Orange signs deal with Sony Pictures Television
French pay TV operator Orange has inked a volume deal with Hollywood studio Sony Pictures…
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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…
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Sony Pictures Television’s Young to take senior distribution role
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Mark Young as senior vice president of distribution, UK,…
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Sony kids channel lands on Freeview
Sony Pictures Television-owned UK preschool net Tiny Pop is launching on the territory’s Freeview platform….
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Netflix will retain all rights to The Crown
This moves the streaming service away from the previous model whereby third-parties sell Netflix originals…
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Streaming to connected TVs the preferred method of delivery, says Crackle
Streaming films and TV shows on internet-connected TVs is now the “preferred viewing method” according…
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Sony buys stake in Dori Media’s channels
Sony Pictures Television is bolstering its channels line-up with a deal for 50% of several…
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Sony hires ex-Disney exec as Russia chief
Sony Pictures Television has hired a former Disney Russia producer to run its production business…
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Netflix stumping up US$2m per episode for The Blacklist
Netflix has acquired US drama series The Blacklist for a reported US$2 million (€1.5 million)…
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Sony closes CSC deal and names western Europe channels chief
Sony Pictures Television has closed its deal for the CSC channels group and handed Kate…
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Amazon lands US Mad Dogs remake
Amazon Prime Instant Video has reportedly landed the US remake of BSkyB drama Mad Dogs….
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Sony buys UK channels group
Sony Pictures Television has bought CSC Media Group, the UK channel operator. The deal, for…
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A+E Networks makes senior EMEA hires
A+E Networks has made two senior European appointments, hiring Nickelodeon UK exec Kiaran Saunders as…
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Vubiquity acquires UK’s FilmFlex
Video platform provider and content aggregator Vubiquity has acquired UK-based white label video-on-demand provider FilmFlex….
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A+E launches Lifetime in Latin America
A+E Networks Latin America has teamed up with Sony Pictures Television to launch the female-focused…
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AXN CE produces first Polish series
Sony Pictures Television’s AXN Central Europe has begun production of its first Polish local content….
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MTG, Sony sign content deal
Modern Times Group and Sony Pictures Television have signed a multi-year content deal. The agreement…
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Crackle signs AVOD deal with NBCU
Sony Pictures Television’s on-demand service Crackle has signed a multi-year licensing deal with NBCUniversal Television…
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Visiware Millionaire game on Bouygues Bbox
TV games specialist Visiware has released a version of its Who Wants to be a…