Australia’s Stan Scores Warner Bros. Deal

SYDNEY: The Australian streaming service Stan has inked an exclusive multiyear licensing pact with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution that adds hundreds of hours of new content to the platform, including all ten seasons of the classic comedy Friends.

Among the new series premiering exclusively on Stan this month are iZombie, Constantine and season three of The Following. Stan now has the SVOD rights for 236 episodes of Friends that have been remastered in HD. Later in the year, the service will begin streaming Selfie and A to Z as exclusives, alongside The Flash, The Last Ship, Heart of Dixie and Forever. Stan also gains seven seasons of The West Wing, all episodes of The OC and the series The Carrie Diaries, Fringe and Super Fun Night.

Stan’s content and product director, Nick Forward, said: “Our partnership with Warner Bros. is the most significant since launch in terms of bringing outstanding, exclusive premiere shows and some of the most popular TV series of all time to Stan.

“By adding hundreds of hours of new content to Stan’s lineup, the deal further cements our position as the SVOD service with the highest quality and largest library of content in Australia.”

Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, Warner Bros.’ president of worldwide television distribution, added: “We’re very pleased that customers of Stan will have access to these great new and classic serialized television programs—perfectly suited for watching single episodes or binging over time—as well as a slate of audience-favorite blockbuster films.”