Sony Pictures Television U.K. Channels Sold to U.S. Investment Firm Narrative Capital (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Manori Ravindran International EditorU.S. investment firm Narrative Capital has acquired Sony Pictures Television’s entire U.K.

channels portfolio in a major deal, Variety can reveal.The pact covers Sony’s seven free-to-air channels, including Sony Movies, Sony Movies Action, Sony Movies Classic, Sony Channel, POP, Tiny POP and POP Max, as well as the brands’ various digital assets.The Sony-labeled channels will be rebranded, with a new look unveiled on May 25, and all brands will sit under a new Narrative Entertainment banner.

However, the content offering, which includes everything from “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” to the Care Bears and “Blade Runner 2049,” won’t change, as Sony will continue as a licensing and distribution partner.