Tribune, Sony Television to Jointly Develop Shows

Tribune Co. and Sony Corp.’s Sony Pictures Television said they had formed a partnership to develop and produce syndicated shows for Tribune’s 26 television stations, including KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles.

The agreement provides an outlet for shows produced by Culver City-based Sony Television, the last major TV studio not affiliated with a broadcast network. Tribune agreed to air at least one daytime series the companies would develop, beginning in fall 2006.

The arrangement calls for Chicago-based Tribune, which also owns the Los Angeles Times, and Sony to split costs and profits from the shows they jointly produce.