Angel Orengo, Senior Vice President, Distribution, Asia-Pacific for Sony Pictures Television (SPT) shares with TV ASIA plus some insights about SPT's slate following the TV Upfronts 2013: “With seven series orders, this has been Sony Pictures Television’s best pilot season in a decade,” says Angel Orengo, Senior Vice President, Distribution, Asia-Pacific for Sony Pictures Television (SPT). “Some of the trends we are seeing are TV series with clear concepts and … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus Exclusive: SPT on programming trends post Upfronts 2013
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Sony Pictures Television announces 2013/ 2014 upfront slate
Sony Pictures Television has announced its 2013/ 2014 upfront slate. NBC’s comedies The Michael J. Fox Show and Welcome to the Family, medical drama The Night Shift, and The Blacklist, have been picked up by the network set to be distributed globally. Additionally, the network has also picked up ABC’s comedy The Goldbergs; FOX’s Us & Them – a U.S adaptation of the U.K’s Gavin & Stacey – of which both has been ordered for a full series; FOX’s … [Read more...] about Sony Pictures Television announces 2013/ 2014 upfront slate
A+E Networks announces 2013/2014 upfront slate
Nancy Dubuc, President & CEO of A+E Networks, has announced the its 2013/2014 upfront slate on May 8 for three of its networks – A&E, HISTORY and Lifetime. The network has picked up a new unscripted reality series, Modern Dads – a new take on Stay at Home Dads, set to debut on A&E. The network has also announced that HISTORY’s The Bible and Vikings were the number one mini and new cable series respectively, with production of season two for Vikings already underway. … [Read more...] about A+E Networks announces 2013/2014 upfront slate
Sony Entertainment Television acquires HawthoRNe and Drop Dead Diva
Hong Kong - Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has acquired new dramas, HawthoRNe and Drop Dead Diva. HawthoRNe marks Jada Pinkett Smith's (wife of Will Smith) foray into TV after about 17 years of acting in feature films. As an executive producer on the show, Smith also plays the lead, compassionate head nurse Hawthorne, who goes out of her way to cut hospital red tape for patients. Drop Dead Diva sees a dead beautiful model coming back to life in the body of a plus-size lawyer, resulting in … [Read more...] about Sony Entertainment Television acquires HawthoRNe and Drop Dead Diva
