Viasat Strikes Exclusive Deal with NBCU for Hungary

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has firmed up a licensing deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the exclusive basic-cable rights to a range of films, dramas and mini-series for Viasat3 and TV6 in Hungary.

Movies to air on the channels from this deal include The Bourne Supremacy, 2 Fast 2 Furious and Inside Man, as well as King Kong, The Hulk, Miami Vice, The Holiday, The Break-Up and You, Me and Dupree. Also headed to Viasat3 and TV6 are the medical dramas House, M.D. and Royal Pains, along with the sci-fi hit Warehouse 13.

Camilla Hammer, the CEO of free-TV Hungary within Viasat Broadcasting, commented, “NBC Universal has an impressive track record of creating massively popular movies and TV series which will further strengthen our programming schedule. Viasat’s TV channels are the home of entertainment and this deal entitles our viewers to unlimited access to recent big screen releases, established classic feature films and the latest high rating TV series.”