NBCU Programming Heads to Presto

SYDNEY: Presto has picked up the SVOD rights in Australia for a variety of NBCUniversal (NBCU) comedy and drama programs, including 30 Rock and Heroes.

Presto TV will become the exclusive SVOD home for the complete seasons of the hit Irish comedy series Mrs Brown's Boys, which stars Brendan O'Carroll. Presto TV and Presto Entertainment subscribers will be able to watch all three seasons of Mrs Brown's Boys, as well as the specials Buckin' Mammy and Who's a Pretty Mammy? The live stage show, Good Mourning Mrs Brown, will also tour Australia early next year.

Presto also snapped up the SVOD rights for the hit comedies 30 Rock (seven seasons) and Parks and Recreation (five seasons initially) in addition to the popular dramas Grimm and Heroes. All of these shows will launch on Presto and become available to stream on demand starting today. Presto also acquired the drama Bates Motel, which will debut on the service in December.

"NBCUniversal is a prolific producer of quality popular content and we are delighted to be able to offer Presto subscribers some of their most iconic shows, including comedies Mrs Brown's Boys, 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation and drama series such as Heroes, Bates Motel and Grimm," said Shaun James, the interim CEO of Presto TV.

"There is also massive interest in the anticipated new drama series Heroes Reborn, which will soon premiere on the Seven Network, so there is no better time for viewers to reacquaint themselves with the original four seasons of Heroes, which ignited this popular franchise."