NBCU Inks Multi-Year License Agreement for Flemish Belgium

UNIVERSAL CITY, May 6: Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Media
Maatschappij (VMMa) has reached a multi-year licensing agreement with NBC
Universal International Television Distribution for the exclusive free-TV
rights in Flemish-speaking Belgium to its current and upcoming feature films.

The agreement also includes upcoming television series
produced by NBC Universal. Highlights of feature films included in the deal are
United 93, The Break-Up,
The Fast & the
Furious: Tokyo Drift, Miami Vice, The Bourne Ultimatum, American Gangster and Atonement. Additional highlights include the upcoming releases Wanted, The Incredible Hulk, Mamma Mia!, The Mummy:
Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and In
Bruges. Additionally, VMMA has renewed the
exclusive free-TV rights in Flemish Belgium for the FOX series House.

“We are very pleased to be continuing our relationship with
VMMa in Flemish Belgium,” said Belinda Menendez, the president of NBC Universal
International Television Distribution. “This agreement underscores their
confidence in our product lineup for years to come.”

Added Luc Janssens, the head of acquisitions at VMMa, “The
content provided by NBC Universal fits perfectly within the profile of the
channels operated by VMMa. We feel extremely pleased that we will be able to
offer the NBC Universal films and series to the Flemish audience for years to
come.”

—By Irene Lew