Manchester City announce groundbreaking partnership with entertainment giant
Manchester City and City Football Group have announced a new strategic collaboration with Sony Pictures Television.
Pep Guardiola’s side have appeared on Amazon Prime and Netflix in recent years, with both streaming service providers documenting Manchester City’s successes in the Premier League and UEFA Champions League.
The Sky Blues’ 2022/23 treble triumph was featured in a Netflix series, while a documentary series revealed Manchester City’s record-breaking 2017/18 campaign on Prime Video.
Manchester City and City Football Group are set for greater global television exposure in the future following the launch of a ground-breaking partnership with entertainment giant Sony Pictures Television (SPT).
The project will see the co-development of a series of new television programmes for global audiences, combining the club’s in-house City Studios with Sony’s production legacy.
The collaboration will include original scripted, nonfiction and children’s television projects for audiences around the world, with the creation of unique documentaries, animation projects and children’s programming.
Commenting on the launch of the strategic collaboration, Ferran Soriano said: “We are extremely excited to collaborate with Sony Pictures Television on this joint initiative.
“City Football Group is already a global entertainment company, and this initiative builds on our long history of innovation in the content space and the growth of City Studios in recent years.
“We will now take an even more dynamic approach to content production, and are already developing a number of scripted and non-fiction series that will delight audiences globally. Bringing together the expertise of CFG and SPT will enable us to create brilliant shows and remain at the forefront of football-led content production.”
SPT Chairman Wayne Garvie said: “Our goal is to be part of the next evolution of the game, creating a new generation of innovative football-based entertainment to thrill the world.”
“Football is the great global game, no other sport produces as 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 is always evolving and over the last decade City Football Group has become an unprecedented innovator and global leader.”
