All Sony Pictures Television articles – Page 13
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NewsAmazon grabs Outlander for UK
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Left Bank Pictures’ sci-fi period drama Outlander.
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NewsIrish format The Takeover heads to C4
Channel 4 has ordered a UK version of Irish business format The Takeover after striking a deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsClass of ’92 take lead role in Salford FC doc for BBC1
Former Manchester United players including Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are to star in a three-part Electric Ray documentary for BBC1 about their acquisition of non-league Salford City FC.
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NewsNetflix’s The Crown to shoot from July
The Crown, Netflix’s £100m biopic of Queen Elizabeth II, is due to start filming in the UK this July according to director Stephen Daldry.
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NewsSony names UK distribution boss
Sony has appointed Mark Young to head up its TV distribution business in the UK following Kylie Munnich’s move to Sky Vision.
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NewsSony acquires Australian indie Playmaker
Sony Pictures Television has bought Australian drama indie Playmaker Media, the production firm behind BBC4 acquisition The Code.
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NewsYoung War Widows profiled by ITV
An ITV documentary is to explore the effects of war on three young women whose soldier husbands were killed in Afghanistan.
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RatingsBBC4 waltzes off with 1m
MONDAY: Len Goodman’s An Intimate History of Dance helped BBC4 record its second biggest show of the year and smash competition from BBC2.
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NewsNetflix confirms Left Bank’s The Crown
Netflix has confirmed the arrival of its first original show from the UK, a £100m biopic of the Queen.
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NewsElectric Ray highlights inequality for C4
Sony-backed indie Electric Ray is to make a studio show for Channel 4 in which host Richard Bacon will shine a spotlight on inequality in Britain.
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VideoVIDEO: Man vs Fly
Click to watch a preview of Gogglebox Entertainment’s format for The Sun’s website - Man vs Fly.
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NewsGogglebox eyes Release The Hounds hub
Gogglebox Entertainment has constructed a production hub in Lithuania and is eying a base in South America after securing a slew of international sales for horror gameshow Release The Hounds.
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NewsBBC1 orders final series of Wallander
BBC1 has green-lit the fourth and final series of the multi-Bafta winning crime drama Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh.
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RatingsPlebs and Release The Hounds boost ITV2
MONDAY: ITV2 enjoyed a strong night with the return of Roman sitcom Plebs and horror gameshow Release The Hounds - as Cilla won the 9pm slot.
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NewsThe Sun moves into original commissioning
The Sun has moved into original commissioning with the launch of an online entertainment format produced by Gogglebox Entertainment.
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NewsBBC1 entertainment show’s unusual back story prompts special deal
The BBC has secured a greater slice of the rights to Electric Ray’s forthcoming Saturday night gameshow Prized Apart to reflect the unusual way the show came about, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsSherlock pulls off Emmy hat trick
BBC1 drama Sherlock has won a trio of awards at the 2014 Emmy Awards.
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NewsStarz returns to Outlander
Left Bank Pictures’ sci-fi period drama Outlander is to return for a second series after being recommissioned by US network Starz.
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NewsSony completes CSC acquisition
Sony Pictures Television has completed its acquisition of CSC Media Group and its 16 UK channels.
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NewsSky greenlights geek gameshow
Britain’s biggest geeks and fanatics are to appear in a new Victory Television gameshow for Sky 1.