City Football Group has unveiled a new collaboration with Sony Pictures Television which will see the creation of new original scripted, non-fiction and kids’ TV projects for worldwide audiences – as the group looks to be ‘part of the next evolution of the game’.
The new initiative will combine CFG’s global network, expertise in sport and access to football talent, facilities and the group’s own media creative production unit – City Studios – with SPT’s production legacy.
Projects developed as part of the collaboration will include stories related directly to CFG and its clubs and players, as well as the creation of projects inspired by football, or where football is the central theme or plotline.
As well as scripted and unscripted series, projects can also include one-off documentaries, animated projects or children’s programming.
Commenting on the launch of the strategic collaboration, City Football Group ceo, Ferran Soriano, said: “We are incredibly excited to be collaborating with Sony Pictures Television in this joint initiative. City Football Group is already a global entertainment company, and this initiative builds on our long-standing track record of innovation in the content space and the growth of City Studios in the last years.
“We will now take an even more dynamic approach to content production, and we are already developing several scripted and nonfiction series that will delight audiences globally. Bringing together the expertise of both CFG and SPT will enable us to create brilliant shows and remain at the forefront of football-led content production.”
Wayne Garvie, president of international production at Sony Pictures Television, continued: “Football is the great global game, no other sport produces so many heroes, tears and laughter, joy and heartbreak as football. The basics are always the same: 22 players, two goals, one ball, but the game always evolves and over the last decade City Football Group have become an unprecedented innovator and global leader.
“Our aim is to be part of the next evolution of the game, creating a new generation of innovative football-based entertainment to thrill the world.”
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