SPI’s premium pay-TV and on-demand service Film1 has concluded a major licensing deal with the Benelux independent distribution company The Searchers.
As a result, it has acquired the broadcasting rights of more than 40 well-known titles including The Personal History of David Copperfield, X, Copshop, Queenpins, and Spencer, which it will show to viewers in the Netherlands over the next two years.
Commenting on the deal, Berk Uziyel, CEO of Film1’s parent company, SPI International, said: “With such a substantial licensing deal we, once again, demonstrate our commitment to a qualitative and diversified movie offering and that we want to serve our viewers and platform partners in the best way possible. The licence package we’ve acquired contains many popular top titles which perfectly meet the needs of our Dutch audience”.
Olivier Van den Broeck, The Searchers’s founder and managing partner, added; “We are delighted to be in business with SPI and to be a part of Film1’s impressive film offering in the Netherlands. We look forward to the success of our Pay-1 and / or Pay-2 on their channels”.
