| MUMBAI:
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has partnered with Electric Farm
Entertainment to develop and co-produce Woke Up Dead and Gemini Division.
While Woke Up
Dead is a cross-platform scripted comedy series, Gemini Division is
a cross-platform action drama. The
co-production will be done with Electric Farm Entertainment principals Stan Rogow,
Brent Friedman and Jeff Sagansky. As
part of the agreement, SPTI will acquire the international rights over all media
to the projects including television, theatrical and DVD releases, Internet, digital
sell-through, all gaming and mobile rights. NBC
Universal Digital Studio has acquired distribution rights of both the series in
the US. SPTI
executive VP Marie Jacobson said, " By getting involved with projects like
Woke Up Dead and Gemini Division at the concept stage, we can tailor
the video, web, mobile and gaming offerings to best suit our international TV,
telco and ISP outlets. Further, wecan also establish SPTI as a home for producers
from around the world to collaborate on distinctive cross-platform initiatives
with the upside of massive distribution across our family-owned stable of networks
and third-party partners." Woke
Up Dead is a sci-fi comedy thriller while Gemini Division is a combination
of live-action and stop-motion animation elements. |