Mumbai, June 24, 2020:
After
a brief hiatus following the nationwide lockdown in India owing to the COVID-19
situation, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has obtained all relevant
government permissions to resume production for its television, film and OTT
businesses in India.
The
network is working closely with its production partners to ensure shoots resume
in a controlled environment with strict compliance to all necessary government
rules, regulations and safety protocols.
At
SPN, health, hygiene and sanitisation are taken very seriously, and the network
is doing all that it can to ensure the safety of its cast, crew and production
partners. Other than cast and crew members, visitors will not be allowed on the
sets.
Moreover, SPN is actively extending its support to the Indian
Film and TV Producers Council (IFTPC) in containing and minimizing the adverse
impact of the pandemic on our industry.
Firmly determined to extend full support to the fraternity in
these difficult times, the network has undertaken the following specific
initiatives:
1.
Effective
July 2020 uptil December 2020, full payments
of the cast and crew will be released within a 30-day time frame
2.
100%
of the proposed insurance cost for the cast and crew will be borne by SPN
during the COVID pandemic.
Producers
working with SPN, have been asked to strictly comply with all guidelines issued
by the government and local authorities and ensure that they are not flouted in
any manner whatsoever.
About
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN):
Sony
Pictures Networks India (SPN), is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony
Corporation, Japan.
SPN has
several channels including Sony Entertainment Television (SET and SET HD), one
of India's leading Hindi general entertainment television channels; MAX,
India's premium Hindi movies and special events channel; MAX 2, another Hindi
movie channel showcasing great India Cinema; MAX HD, a high definition Hindi
movie channel airing premium quality films; WAH, the FTA channel for Hindi
movies; SAB and SAB HD the family-oriented Hindi comedy entertainment channels;
PAL, a genre leader in rural Hindi speaking markets (HSM) showcasing the best
of Hindi general entertainment and Hindi movies from SPN’s content library; PIX
and PIX HD, the English movie channels; AXN and AXN HD, the channels showcasing
the best in Reality, Entertainment and Drama; Sony BBC Earth and Sony BBC Earth
HD, the premium factual entertainment channels, Sony AATH, the Bangla
entertainment channel; YAY!, the kids entertainment channel; sports
entertainment channels – SONY SIX, SONY SIX HD, SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 1 HD, SONY TEN 2,
SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD; Sony मराठी, the
Marathi general entertainment channel; SonyLIV -
the digital entertainment VOD platform; SPN Productions, the networks’ film
production arm and Studio NEXT the independent production venture for original
content and IPs for TV and digital media. SPN reaches out to over 700 million
viewers in India and is available in 167 countries.
The
network is recognized as an employer of choice within and outside the media
industry. SPN is a recipient of several awards, including the Great Place to
Work®, ‘Aon Best Employers India’ awards in recognition of SPN’s unique
workplace culture and exceptional people practices, consistently ranking
amongst India’s Top 10 Companies with Best Health & Wellness Practices by
SHRM & CGP Partners and listed by Working Mother & AVTAR as one of the
100 Best Companies for Women in India.
Sony
Pictures Networks India Private Limited is in its 25th year of
operations in India. It has a subsidiary, MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private
Limited and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.
For more
information, log onto www.sonypicturesnetworks.com
Well monitoring has to be done for Sony pictures since the crew at sets will be in high number.
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