Paris – Sony Pictures Television will join PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) at MIPCOM 2012 to discuss the future of media, entertainment and broadcasting. Marcel Fenez, Global Leader Entertainment & Media Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, will present the annual PwC Global Entertainment & Media Outlook at MIPCOM on Monday, October 8, outlining forecasts in the media and leisure industries. This much-anticipated industry report will be followed by interviews conducted by Fenez with … [Read more...] about Sony Pictures Television and PwC look to the future at MIPCOM
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Sony Pictures Television takes majority stake in Left Bank Pictures
London – Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced it has taken a majority stake in British production company Left Bank Pictures, signalling a significant move into scripted production in the UK. Under this new agreement, SPT will also distribute future Left Bank Pictures television content, both finished programming and formats, and will have a first look distribution option on feature films produced by the company. Left Bank Pictures is one of the UK’s leading producers of scripted … [Read more...] about Sony Pictures Television takes majority stake in Left Bank Pictures
A&E Network to air Ridley and Tony Scott’s Coma
New York – A&E Network will be airing Coma, a four-hour two-night miniseries by Ridley and Tony Scott, which is a modern day retelling of the bestselling novel by Robin Cook and based on the film by Michael Crichton. From the team behind A&E’s Emmy-nominated miniseries The Andromeda Strain and the hit drama series The Good Wife, Coma is a thriller about a young doctor (Lauren Ambrose of Six Feet Under) who discovers that something sinister is going on in her hospital after … [Read more...] about A&E Network to air Ridley and Tony Scott’s Coma
SPT to increase stake in MSM
Mumbai, India and Culver, California – Sony Pictures Television (SPT), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., will be acquiring approximately 32 percent of the shares of Multi Screen Media Private Limited (MSM), which are owned by Grandway Global Holdings Limited (Grandway) and Atlas Equifin Private Limited (Atlas). Upon government approval, the agreement will bring SPT’s stake in MSM to a little over 94 percent. Under the terms of the agreement, an … [Read more...] about SPT to increase stake in MSM
CASBAA appoints new head for advertising development
Hong Kong – To boost its effectiveness as an advocate of multichannel TV advertising, the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced the appointment of Jenny Setnicker as Head, Advertising Development. Based in Singapore, Setnicker will be responsible for promoting the benefits of multichannel advertising and new investment in the development of data and actionable insights relevant to the multi-channel TV sector in all its forms. In addition, she will … [Read more...] about CASBAA appoints new head for advertising development
SPT Networks partners Gaumont on new Hannibal series
Los Angeles - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks announced that they have signed a deal with Gaumont International Television to bring Hannibal to AXN networks worldwide. The new series will be based on the mythology of the world-renowned and infamous character portrait in Thomas Harris' “Hannibal Lecter”. Produced by both companies, the series will be broadcast on SPT’s AXN networks in 63 countries, versioned in 18 languages. Executive Produced by Bryan Fuller (Heroes, … [Read more...] about SPT Networks partners Gaumont on new Hannibal series
