ProSiebenSat.1 Takes Warner Bros. Films

MUNICH, February 23: In a
long-running agreement, ProSiebenSat.1 Media has secured the exclusive free-TV
rights to a slate of new features and selected series from Warner Bros.
International Television Distribution (WBITD), beginning with Blood Diamond.

Overall, the deal covers
approximately 30 movies per year. Under the new agreement, the first movie to
air on the ProSiebenSat.1 stations will be Blood Diamond, starring Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio. The
package also includes movies such as Ocean’s Thirteen, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Selected series distributed by WBITD are also part of the
ProSiebenSat.1 deal.

“ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG is a
perfect network in Germany to telecast the films and television shows produced
by Warner Bros.,” said Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, the president of Warner Bros.
International Television. “Our programming has great appeal to the target
audience of ProSiebenSat.1, and we expect our films and TV programs to enjoy
strong ratings in the years to come.”