Japan’s WOWOW Picks Up The Player, Zoo

TOKYO: The pay-TV broadcaster WOWOW has acquired the exclusive Japanese broadcast rights for the U.S. series The Player and Zoo in two separate deals.

The Player was picked up from Sony Pictures Television. The series, which stars Wesley Snipes, is set to premiere in Japan on WOWOW in spring 2016.

Zoo, which was licensed from CBS Studios International, will debut on WOWOW in Japan beginning this New Year holiday season and will be presented as an "every-night marathon," giving the audiences the opportunity to binge view the show.