My5 acquires Sony dramas
VOD service My5 will host the UK premieres of two dramas from Sony Pictures Television. The platform has picked up OTT-originated dramas The Oath and Bloom, which will both air on My5 as first-run exclusives in the UK, bolstering the platform's drama slate. Mystery drama Bloom (6 x 60 minutes) originally aired on Australian SVOD […]
By Expat • Channel 5	• Tags: Channel 5, Crackle, James Tatam, My5, Sony Pictures Television, Stan, SVoD, The Oath, Viacom, VOD
Sony Movie Channel coming to Freesat
The Sony Movie Channel is to launch on Freesat, the free-to-air satellite platform on Tuesday 9th October 2018. With the channels launch on Freesat, the Sony Movie Channel will be available on all major digital TV platform in the UK. During the course of the 9th October 2018, Sony Movies will be made available on […]
By Expat • Freesat, Sony Pictures TV, UK Media News	• Tags: Freesat, Sony Movie Channel, Sony Pictures Television
Sony Movie Channel+1 on Freeview
Sony Pictures Television has launched a timeshift of its movie channel on Freeview. The channel is available on the multiplex that delivers local TV channels across 34 different areas of the UK, Sony Movie Channel +1 is available on channel 50, wherever viewers can receive a local TV channel on either 7 or 8. The […]
By Expat • Freeview	• Tags: Sony Movie Channel+1, Sony Pictures Television
Sony, Intel bring 4K movies to PCs
CULVER CITY, CA – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) and Intel Corporation today announced that ULTRA, SPHE's 4K movie streaming service, will debut on computers powered by 7th Gen Intel® Core™ processors beginning Q1 in 2017. Coinciding with the expanded availability of the service, ULTRA will add new features like 48 hour rentals and free […]
By Expat • UK Media News, United States	• Tags: 4K movies, Intel, Sony Pictures Television
Sony channels coming to Virgin Media
Sony Pictures Television Networks and Virgin Media have announced the imminent arrival of three new Sony channels for Virgin Media customers; POP, MovieMix, and Movies4Men as part of a new long-term carriage agreement. The three channels will be available to Virgin Media customers from August 25th, alongside new catch-up on demand content from Sony Kids […]
By Expat • UK Media News, Virgin Media	• Tags: MovieMix, Movies4Men, POP, Sony Pictures Television, Virgin Media
Bliss TV closes
Music channel Bliss has suddenly and without any prior notice closed. The channel was currently using its seasonal rebranding Blissmas. The free-to-air channel, which was operated by Sony Pictures Television, was available on Sky channel 376 until Friday morning. All online traces of the former channel have now been removed, including its Twitter account. Bliss […]
By Expat • UK Media News	• Tags: Bliss, Blissmas, CSC Media, Sony Pictures Television
Sony closes CSC deal
Sony Pictures Television has closed its deal for the CSC channels group and handed Kate Marsh an expanded role running its pay TV channels in Western Europe. As executive VP, networks, Western Europe, Marsh will oversee all of Sony's channels in the region including those it recently acquired as part of a deal for CSC […]
By Expat • UK Media News	• Tags: CSC Media, Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television Acquires CSC Media Group
Sony Pictures Television has reached an agreement to acquire CSC Media Group, who operate some 16 television channels – including True Entertainment and Pop – in the UK. SPT struck the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, with private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson, who are the majority shareholders in CSC Media Group. Said […]
Sony Pictures to launch first UK channel
Sony Pictures Television has announced plans to launch the Sony Movie Channel in the UK. The channel, along with a time shifted +1 service, will launch on Sky this Spring, marking the first time the channel brand has launched outside the US. The Sony Movie Channel will offer contemporary library features and TV movies from […]
By Expat • UK Media News	• Tags: Sky, Sony Movie Channel, Sony Pictures Television, Virgin Media