1. SONY PICTURES TELEVISION NETWORKS CONCLUDES DEAL TO
BRING WOMEN’S TENNIS EXCLUSIVELY TO CANAL SONY IN LATIN
AMERICA BEGINNING 2017
MIAMI, January 20, 2016 – Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks announced today
that it has concluded a deal with Perform Media Channels Limited to bring the highly
popular Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) competitive sporting events exclusively to
Canal Sony in Latin America beginning 2017.
Next January, viewers will be able to enjoy more than 32 WTA events throughout the
season on both Canal Sony and its TV Everywhere offerings, including key competitive
events like the Premier and Premier 5 tournaments, plus the BNP Paribas WTA Finals
Singapore presented by SC Global. The channel will offer local commentary for most
matches, with on-the-ground event coverage for tournaments that have strong local
interest. In addition, Canal Sony will profile top and emerging Latin American players
with specials and segments that bring their personal stories to life.
“Live sports are a great fit with our channel brand because they are an emotional and
engaging TV experience. Tennis is particularly appealing because it connects with
Canal Sony’s core upscale audience and offers the type of appointment TV that will
bring new viewers to the channel,” said TC Schultz, executive vice president &
managing director, networks, Latin America & Brazil for SPT.
“We are delighted that Sony Pictures Television is committed to bringing live women’s
tennis to their viewers in Latin America, to sit alongside their already impressive lineup of
high quality entertainment. This agreement will allow us to greatly increase our reach in
the region and expand our audience beyond the traditional sports fan,” said Bruno Rocha,
executive vice president of WTA Media.
The WTA is the global leader in women’s professional sport with more than 2,500
players representing 92 nations competing for a record $129 million in prize money. The
current WTA competitive season includes 57 events and four Grand Slams in 33
countries. In 2015, 395 million fans watched the WTA on television and digital channels
around the world.
Canal Sony is a popular Latin America general entertainment channel offering an array
of high-quality content. The channel’s lineup includes some of Hollywood’s most popular

2. dramas like The Blacklist, Scandal, How To Get Away With Murder and Marvel's Agents
of SHIELD; comedies like The Muppets and How I Met Your Mother; plus the hit singing
competition The Voice. The channel also features locally-produced original content
including the soon-to-premiere Top Chef Mexico. Canal Sony is complemented by a TV
Everywhere and digital catch-up service, available at la.canalsony.com, where viewers
can enjoy programming, share their thoughts and connect with other fans in real time.
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ABOUT SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
Sony Pictures Television (http://www.sonypicturestelevision.com), a Sony Pictures
Entertainment company, is one of the television industry’s leading content providers,
producing and distributing programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform.
In addition to one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films,
television shows and formats, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) boasts a current program
slate that includes top-rated daytime dramas and game shows, landmark off-network
series, original animated series and critically acclaimed primetime dramas, comedies and
telefilms. In addition to its US production business, SPT has 18 wholly-owned or joint
venture production companies in 11 countries and also maintains offices in 31 countries.
SPT’s worldwide television networks portfolio includes 150 channel feeds available in 178
countries, reaching more than 1.3 billion cumulative households worldwide. SPT also
creates original content for and manages the studio’s premium streaming network,
Crackle. Additionally, SPT owns US production company Embassy Row and is a part
owner of the cable channel Game Show Network (GSN). SPT advertiser sales is one of
the premier national advertising sales companies and handles the commercial inventory
in SPT’s syndicated series as well as the Rural Media Group and DoctorOZ.com.
CONTACT:
Michael Maney
Sony Pictures Television
michael_maney@spe.sony.com
+1 310 244 8834
Juan Carlos Gamboa
Development Communications Consultants
(305) 343-5377
gamboaj@devcommco.com