All Sony Pictures Television articles – Page 16
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NewsSPT backs Warner to bolster UK prospects
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has backed Karl Warner’s Electric Ray to strengthen its UK powerbase, and is looking to emerging territories for future IP deals.
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NewsKarl Warner launches Sony-backed indie
Former BBC entertainment commissioner Karl Warner is launching an indie called Electric Ray with the backing of Sony Pictures Television (SPT).
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NewsSony channel launches on BT
Sony’s UK pay-TV channel Sony Entertainment Television will be available to BT subscribers after the Hollywood studio struck a carriage deal with the telco.
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NewsRonan Bennett to write Wallander finale
Top Boy writer-producer Ronan Bennett is to write the final episodes of Left Bank Pictures’ crime series Wallander starring Ken Branagh.
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NewsRelease The Hounds let loose on YouTube
ITV2 horror gameshow Release The Hounds is heading to YouTube after Sony Pictures Television struck a distribution deal with multi-channel network Collective Digital Studio.
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NewsMaverick hires Silver River head of factual
Silver River’s head of factual Dan Goldsack has left the Sony-owned indie to take on the same position at Maverick Television.
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NewsSky renews Strikes Back for fifth series
Sky 1 has renewed Left Bank’s action drama Strike Back for a fifth series ahead of the launch of a fourth outing.
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NewsC5 backs away from US Gavin & Stacey remake
Channel 5 has stepped back from plans to acquire the US remake of Gavin & Stacey after production of the comedy was halted in the US.
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NewsTarrant’s departure spells end for Who Wants to be Millionaire?
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? will not return to ITV after host Chris Tarrant decided to leave the show.
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NewsSimon Andreae drops UK indie plans for job with Fox
Simon Andreae has taken a major role with Fox in the US just two months after he partnered with Sony Pictures Television to create UK-based producer Scarlet Media.
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NewsLeft Bank Pictures reports pre-tax profits of £1m
Left Bank Pictures has reported pre-tax profits of £1m for the nine months to 31 March 2013 after it was acquired by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for £40m last year.
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NewsGogglebox's Breakaway to get Chinese remake
BBC2 quiz Breakaway, produced by Gogglebox Entertainment, is to be remade in China after Sony struck a deal with Zhejiang TV.
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NewsSony launches UK anime SVOD service
Sony is launching a subscription video-on-demand service for its anime channel Animax and has struck a deal with Viz Media to provide content.
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NewsNetflix orders thriller from Damages creator
Netflix has commissioned its first original series from a major Hollywood studio, a Sony-produced psychological thriller from the team behind legal drama Damages.
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NewsThe Winner Is... set for Arabic remake
Mipcom: Sony Pictures Television Arabia (SPT Arabia) has agreed deals with three local broadcasters to produce the first Arabic version of entertainment format The Winner Is…
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NewsITV2 gets spooky with horror gameshow
ITV2 has commissioned a horror gameshow from Gogglebox Entertainment in which contestants must take part in a series of scary challenges.
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NewsBreaking Bad creator sells Battle Creek to CBS
US network CBS has ordered the first original post-Breaking Bad project from creator Vince Gilligan, Battle Creek.
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NewsVictory TV pinpoints Glasgow for office launch
Sony Pictures Television indie Victory Television is planning to open a Scottish office and has hired BBC entertainment producer Nick Johns.
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NewsMcCall to front BBC1 physical gameshow pilot
Davina McCall is to front a BBC1 Saturday night physical gameshow pilot made by Victory Television.
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NewsMTG & Lagardere close in on Scandi super-indie Nice
MTG Studios and French indie Lagardere are closing in on Scandinavian super-indie Nice Entertainment, edging out a prospective takeover by ITV or Sony Pictures Television.