By Tom Grater
16.03.2020 - 12:25 / deadline.com
By Tom Grater
International Film Reporter
Mubi and Sony Pictures Television have struck a content deal that will see the streamer get access to 100 Sony-owned feature films in India.
Titles in the deal include Django Unchained, Dr Strangelove, Taxi Driver, Stand By Me, Big Fish, Volver, The Anderson Tapes, Punch-Drunk Love and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Mubi moved into India back in November, launching two channels, Mubi India (focusing on local content) and Mubi World (focusing on world
Sony Corp.’s Sony Pictures Networks India will remain the home of sports entertainment powerhouse World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under a five-year deal extension unveiled Tuesday with an expanded broadcast agreement. Financial terms of the deal, which covers WWE’s weekly programming and localized content in India and the Indian subcontinent, weren’t disclosed.
By Tom Grater
By Andreas Wiseman
Michael Bay and his Bay Films banner have signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures for both film and television,The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Bay made his feature directorial debut, Bad Boys (1995), with the studio, where he is now set to helm his next action feature, Black Five.
Hooq, the multi-territory streaming service in Asia that is backed by Warnermedia and Sony, Friday filed for voluntary liquidation in Singapore.
Sony Pictures Television will replace their traditional L.A. Screenings with a virtual and on-demand experience in May, the company announced Friday.
By Jake Kanter
BBC Studios and China’s Huawei Video have struck a deal in which British TV content is supplied to Huawei consumer mobile devices in 26 countries. The deal was announced to coincide with the launch of Huawei’s P40 cell phone.
Amy Thomson had just returned to London from her annual trip to India, only to find Heathrow Airport nearly empty as all nonessential travel in England was shutting down due to the coronavirus. "I had no idea what was going on until I got home and was just like, 'Oh, my God,'" says Thomson, 45, the founder and, until February, CEO of management firm ATM Artists.
NEW DELHI -- India cricket captain Virat Kohli and his Bollywood actress wife Anushka Sharma have posted a video message to their compatriots urging them to stay at home for the next three weeks in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Sony/ATV has signed a worldwide co-publishing deal with songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Ian Fitchuk, the company announced Tuesday (March 10). The agreement cover Fitchuk's future works.
“Dexter” and “Nurse Jackie” producer Clyde Phillips has signed an overall deal with Showtime and CBS Television Studios.
Warner Music Group is continuing its global expansion with the launch of a new affiliate in India. Warner Music India will be headed up by music executive Jay
Warner Music India officially launched today, as the company announced its newest affiliate with former Sony Music India executive Jay Mehta as managing director. His purview will also cover the other markets in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.