All Sony Pictures Television articles – Page 26
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Sony TV boosts output
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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NewsFilmFlex lands School of Rock rights
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
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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NewsSex Traffic leads Bafta craft award nominations
Sex Traffichas picked up seven nominations for the upcoming Bafta Academy Television Craft Awards.
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Format focus: The Cut
The world of fashion gets the reality show treatment in this glitzy format fronted by Tommy Hilfiger.
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NewsFilmFlex signs up Bond movies
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
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
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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NewsSony eyes Jackson for Euro role
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.
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.
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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NewsAli G writer scripts Fox reality show
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
Sky One has bolstered its roster of US drama with the acquisition of new firefighter show Rescue Me.
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NewsSky rivals Elstein with Hallmark bid
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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NewsFive movies rival pay-TV
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.
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NewsDisney plans ad-free start for new channel
Disney's long-awaited Freeview channel ABC1 will be free of advertising for up to six months when it launches on 27 September.
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NewsBBC dominates Bafta craft awards
Production staff working on BBC programmes picked up the lions share of winners trophies at last night's BAFTA craft award.
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LA SCREENINGS - To live and buy in LA.
In an ever-changing TV landscape, the LA Screenings have slimmed down to a one-week event where buyers increasingly preview shows to buy in the autumn rather than immediately snap them up.
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Sony eyes up Flextech
Sony's international TV arm has been talking to Telewest about buying its multichannel business Flextech.
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FILMS TO BOOST FRIDAY NIGHT LIVING.
Flextech has sealed its biggest ever movie deal with Sony Pictures Television in an attempt to