Presto TV Scores 20th Century Fox Shows

March 18, 2015 World Screen Top Stories
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MELBOURNE: Presto TV becomes the exclusive Australian SVOD home for the hit sitcom Modern Family as part of a content agreement with 20th Century Fox, which also includes series such as Homeland and The X-Files.

Presto TV will offer its subscribers all episodes of the first four seasons of Modern Family, with season five coming in the second half of 2015. The 20th Century Fox deal will also deliver Presto TV subscribers access to full seasons of the hit psychological drama Homeland, Sons of Anarchy, American Horror Story, The Americans, Glee and Louie. Subscribers are also gaining access to every episode of the sci-fi series The X-Files and Roswell, in addition to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and the comedy My Name is Earl.

“20th Century Fox is a prolific producer of great television programming and we are delighted to have access to some of their most successful shows including series which are currently in production such as Modern Family and Homeland for Presto TV,” said Shaun James, the director of Presto and on demand.

“Our deal with 20th Century Fox has also bolstered our great library of television with some of the most iconic television shows ever produced, including The X-Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which have amassed massive fan bases around the world and which will now be available to Presto TV subscribers to watch every episode when and where they want on demand.

“We are continuing to add programming to our Presto TV service and have more exciting announcements to come.”

“We’re delighted to partner with Presto TV, one of Australia’s premier streaming platforms,” added Gina Brogi, the executive VP of worldwide pay television and SVOD at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. “Presto TV is the perfect new home for the first four seasons of Modern Family on SVOD. This program, along with the other great Fox programs, will give Australian viewers more choices and better programming than ever.”