Norwegian-based Nevion, the virtualised media production solutions provider, has been bought by Sony’s Imaging Products & Solutions division. Sony said the purchase has been made to further enhance its portfolio, providing end-to-end IP and cloud-based production solutions for broadcasting and other applications. Sony, which has been a minority shareholder in Nevion since July 2019, is […]
The global population of TV and video streaming devices has now exceeded 1.1 billion, according to the latest analysis from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. The research, which tracks quarterly deployments of TV and video streaming devices across 27 major countries, finds that Samsung is the leading brand, with 14 per cent of devices […]
AT&T is looking to sell Crunchyroll, its anime streaming service, for between $1 billion and $1.5 billion according to reports, in an attempt to raise funds to pay down debt. Sony Pictures Entertainment has been touted as a potential buyer, and is said to have already been pitched the service. Crunchyroll recently announced that it […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has announced the launch of updated testing services for the new CI Plus 2.0 standard. Eurofins is the exclusive test partner for version 2.0 of the standard, appointed by CI Plus LLP (the Trust Authority for the CI Plus standard) and […]
Arena Television, the independent outside broadcast facilities firm and long-standing Sony customer, has selected the Sony XVS-8000 multi-format video switcher to integrate with its new OB17 truck. The OB17 is one of Europe’s largest OB vehicles at 16.5 metres long and weighing 32 tonnes with twin full-length expanding sides. The multi-format switcher will allow the […]
Eros Now, the OTT South Asian entertainment platform owned by Eros International, a global Indian entertainment company, has announced its collaboration with Sony India to provide unlimited online entertainment to consumers in India. The alliance between the brands enables a large base of existing (BRAVIA E series and newer TV models) as well as prospective […]
French entertainment company Satisfaction Group, founded by producer and TV anchorman Arthur Essebag, has acquired Sony Pictures Television France’s unscripted activity as well as STP company Starling. Satisfaction Group now becomes the exclusive producer of SPT’s formats in France and, in parallel, Sony Pictures Television takes a 20 per cent of its stake in Satisfy. […]
Sky and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have agreed a new long-term partnership across the UK and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland. The deal means that all new and future Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) feature film releases including recent hits Jumanji: The Next Level, Little Women, Bad Boys For Life and the forthcoming sequel Peter […]
Whip Media Group, a company offering data-driven content value management platform powering global entertainment organisations, has announced a strategic global partnership with BB, a media intelligence and content distribution researcher. As part of the exclusive partnership, the companies will provide a real-time streaming availability for more than 4+ million television episodes and movies across 60 […]
HBO Max has ordered a 12-episode season of the new, 2D animated series, Young Love, based on the characters introduced in the Academy Award-winning short film, Hair Love from Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry and Sony Pictures Animation. The new series for HBO Max is created by Cherry, who will showrun with long-time animation creative Carl Jones (The […]