All Sony Pictures Television articles – Page 27

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    Sony TV poaches New Tricks exec

    2005-07-13T14:00:39Z

    Fresh from its purchase of a 15% stake in indie Shine, Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has added further muscle to its UK programming arm by poaching the executive producer behind BBC drama New Tricks.

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    Filmflex adds hits

    2005-06-23T08:30:00Z

    Movie-on-demand service FilmFlex has landed rights to a host of box office hits including Catwomanand Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas part of a content deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Backed by Sony Pictures Television International, Walt Disney Television International ...

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    Sony takes a stake in Shine

    2005-06-16T07:50:12Z

    Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has bought a minority stake in Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine.

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    Blueprint for US hits

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    Desperate Housewiveshas spawned a host of more adventurous US dramas.

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    Heggessey makes her first move

    2005-04-14T07:50:14Z

    Lorraine Heggessey has yet to step down as controller of BBC1 but she has already made her first appointment as chief executive of Talkback Thames.

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    Sony TV boosts output

    2005-04-14T07:50:00Z

    Sony Pictures Television International is looking to grow its production clout in the UK and mainland Europe and has appointed former Granada Entertainment USA president Antony Root to oversee the strategy.

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    FilmFlex lands School of Rock rights

    2005-04-13T08:48:38Z

    Movie-on-demand service FilmFlex has landed rights to box office hit School of Rockas well as classics such as The Firm, Footlooseand Wayne's Worldas part of a content deal with Hollywood studio CBS Paramount.

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    Dragon's Den to return in autumn

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    BBC2's Dragons' Denis to get a second run after being recommissioned. The 6 x 60-minute series is in pre-production and is due to go out in the autumn. It will follow a new group of budding business entrepreneurs as they pitch their ideas to a panel ...

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    Sex Traffic leads Bafta craft award nominations

    2005-04-05T10:29:38Z

    Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.

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    Format focus: The Cut

    2005-03-23T08:30:00Z

    The world of fashion gets the reality show treatment in this glitzy format fronted by Tommy Hilfiger.

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    FilmFlex signs up Bond movies

    2005-03-11T10:21:36Z

    Movie-on-demand service FilmFlex has landed rights to classics such as the James Bond films and Legally Blondeas part of a content deal with Hollywood studio MGM-United Artists (MGM-UA).

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    ITV orders 'kerbside hospital' drama

    2005-03-10T08:30:00Z

    ITV has commissioned a major new hospital drama series about the specialist emergency doctors sent to life-threatening accidents.

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    US pilots Manchild

    2005-02-17T08:30:00Z

    BBC2 comedy Manchildis to be remade for US channel Showtime. The Viacom-owned channel has commissioned a pilot of the show, which follows four male friends in their 40s, from Sony Pictures Television. Nick Fisher, the creator of the UK show, is working on the US script. ...

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    Sony eyes Jackson for Euro role

    2005-02-14T10:13:22Z

    Sony Pictures Television International is looking to poach Granada America chief Paul Jackson to beef up its European production clout.

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    Interview - Sir Howard's way.

    2004-12-10T16:52:24Z

    Sony Corporation's Sir Howard Stringer insists the company has little intention of buying British TV channels, but he is keeping a close eye on the market as he looks to develop 'partnerships' with UK indies.

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    Sony Pictures looks at stake in Shine.

    2004-11-25T16:13:01Z

    Sony Pictures Television International has held informal talks with Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, about buying a stake in the indie, writes Colin Robertson.

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    Ali G writer scripts Fox reality show

    2004-11-10T09:54:27Z

    British writer Ant Hines, part of the team behind characters Dennis Pennis and Ali G, is working on a new comedy reality series for Fox Broadcasting in the US.

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    Sky One grabs US firefighter drama series

    2004-09-23T08:30:00Z

    Sky One has bolstered its roster of US drama with the acquisition of new firefighter show Rescue Me.

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    Sky rivals Elstein with Hallmark bid

    2004-08-26T08:32:42Z

    BSkyB has tabled a bid to buy the Hallmark Channel in the UK. If successful it would be the first time in the satellite giant's 15-year history it has bought, rather than built, a channel.

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    Five movies rival pay-TV

    2004-08-12T07:50:40Z

    Five is to premiere Hollywood blockbuster Terminator 3 before any of its pay-TV rivals after securing a major new movie deal with Sony Pictures Television International.