Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia announced a multi-year agreement with FremantleMedia International and Syco Entertainment for the rights to Asia’s Got Talent, the record-breaking series that premiered first on Sony’s AXN channel in 2015. The agreement forms part of SPT Networks’ long term strategy to further build on its pipeline of successful original productions. Billed as the biggest talent show in the world, Asia’s Got Talent is set to return to AXN this year, featuring the … [Read more...] about Asia’s Got Talent returns to AXN
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Maggie and Parul win The Amazing Race Asia
Singapore - In the gripping finale of The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 on AXN, nothing stood in the way of the Filipino beauty queens and their winners’ crown. Arriving first at the pit stop in Bali with just minutes to spare, Maggie Wilson-Consunji and Parul Shah survived six countries, 12 cities and over 12,000 kilometres, beating 10 other teams to claim the ultimate USD100,000 cash prize.Hot on their heels were Malaysian beauty queens Chloe Chen and Lee Yvonne who arrived in … [Read more...] about Maggie and Parul win The Amazing Race Asia
Sony’s ONE and AXN dominates time slots
Singapore – Sony Pictures Television Networks’ powerhouse channels ONE and AXN packed a punch in Singapore and Malaysia last Thursday, with the highly anticipated Korean drama Legend of the Blue Sea premiere winning the timeslot across all pay-TV channels, and The Amazing Race Asia topping the international English channels. In Singapore, ONE’s Legend of the Blue Sea, starring reigning king and queen of Korea Lee Min Ho and Jun Ji Hyun, achieved a 52 per cent higher rating than the … [Read more...] about Sony’s ONE and AXN dominates time slots
The Amazing Race Asia goes live online
Singapore – It’s billed as the race like no other and now The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 will give die-hard fans unprecedented access to the racers throughout the series via multiple social platforms. Premiering on AXN, The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 is a socially charged, thrilling adventure where viewers can interact with the 11 fearless teams during each episode. Tears, triumphs, twists and turns, the racers will candidly share their experiences via their own team hashtags as … [Read more...] about The Amazing Race Asia goes live online
Sony renews with Prime Entertainment
Prime Entertainment Group and Sony have been great partners since 2011, especially for Cinema related content series - “It is very encouraging for us to see our shows do so well on the big movie and Entertainment Networks like Sony. It's been great working together with them for these last years and we keep on reinforcing our relationship by placing more and more of our programmes on the SET and AXN channels all over the globe. It is a true satisfaction for us to see that the efforts that we put … [Read more...] about Sony renews with Prime Entertainment
Sony appoints VP for affiliate sales
Singapore- Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has announced the appointment of Nirav Haji as Vice President, Affiliate Sales. Based in Singapore and reporting to Ang Hui Keng, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mr. Haji will lead the sales, distribution and expansion of the networks’ five entertainment channels across the region: AXN, Sony Channel, Animax, ONE and GEM. Mr. Haji has over 25 years’ of experience within the broadcast industry having worked in leadership roles at … [Read more...] about Sony appoints VP for affiliate sales