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Back Of The Net: Sony Pictures & Manchester City Owner Score TV Co-Development Deal
Manchester City's parent company, City Football Group, is working with Sony Pictures Television to co-create TV shows.
Sony Pictures Television(SPT) and (CFC), the parent of English Premier League champions Manchester City, have struck a strategic deal to co-develop and produce scripted, non-fiction and kids programs for a global audience. The current crop of players will likely feature in content from the Sony pact — think animated Erling Haaland cartoons, Jack Grealish comedies or Pep Guardiola documentaries. Sports docs remain incredibly fertile ground for streamers and broadcasters, with the All or Nothing brand continuing on Amazon, Welcome to Wrexham a breakout hit for Disney+, and The Last Dance and Last Chance U among the most poplar originals from the genre on Netflix.
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