The brand new the new sony Pictures Television nabs Silver River

LONDON -- The brand new the new sony Pictures Television has already established a large part stake in Blighty's Silver River Prods., which is set to produce further purchases inside the territory."The U.K. can be a critical market and SPT should be more effective here," mentioned SPT leader of worldwide production Andrea Wong."The earlier round of consolidation means most of the key players are actually acquired, and selecting the very best companies can be a challenge -- but you will notice us ideas to negotiate.InchSPT already has two U.K. production shingles, Gogglebox and Victory Television. Silver River, that's introduced by Daisy Goodwin, produces a range of primetime shows for British tv producers, mainly reality and docu skeins. Recent productions include "The Town That Never Outdated,Inch "Antiques Uncovered" and "Off Off Off By Heart Shakespeare" for your BBC "Sergeant on Spike" for ITV and "Hidden Talent" and "Bette Davis -- The Entire of Diamonds" for Funnel 4. SPT's distribution arm will represent Silver River programs and formats worldwide. Goodwin, who was simply formerly chief professional, now becomes prexy of Silver River, and stays a minority investor.The requirement for the sale was undisclosed. Contact Leo Barraclough at leo.barraclough@variety.com