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ProSiebensat.1 buys 20th Century Fox package

February 2, 2015 13.26 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Building-ProSiebenSat.1The movies and series produced by 20th Century Fox will continue to shown by ProSiebenSat.1’s channels following a new multi-year contract the German TV group signed with the Hollywood Studio.

The agreement of which financial details have not been disclosed secures ProSiebenSat.1 the exclusive free-to-air TV rights to several blockbusters and US series in German-speaking Europe.

Animated movies from DreamWorks are part of the deal for the first time. The rights package also includes exclusive basic pay-TV rights.

Part of the package are, for example, the planned sequel to James Cameron’s Avatar, the movies X-Men: Days of Future Past, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Rio 2 and How to Train Your Dragon 2 as well as series such as comedy drama Backstrom and drama series Empire.

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Filed Under: Channels, Newsline Tagged With: 20th Century Fox, Germany, movies, ProSiebenSat.1, Rights, series Edited: February 2, 2015 20:41

About Jörn Krieger

Jörn reports on the latest developments in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 1992, he has been working as a freelance journalist, specialised in digital media, broadcast technology, convergence and new markets. He also takes up University lectureships, writes articles in specialist publications, and produces radio reports. Jörn is also a moderator of panel discussions at industry events such as ANGA COM, Medientage München and IFA Berlin.

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