{"id":3923,"date":"2016-06-08T10:21:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T14:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/iflix-lands-mr-robot-in-nbcu-first-run-deal\/"},"modified":"2016-06-08T14:24:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T18:24:54","slug":"iflix-lands-nbcu-first-run-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/iflix-lands-nbcu-first-run-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"iflix Lands NBCU First-Run Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asian OTT platform iflix\u00a0has landed the first-run rights to 20-plus titles from NBCUniversal International Distribution, including the upcoming second season of <em>Mr. Robot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The first-run titles also include <em>Difficult People<\/em>, <em>Hunters<\/em> and <em>The Magicians<\/em>. Other NBCU titles on iflix include\u00a0<em>Downton Abbey<\/em>, <em>Grimm<\/em>, <em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/em>, <em>Bates Motel<\/em>, <em>12 Monkeys<\/em>, <em>Keeping Up with the Kardashians <\/em>and\u00a0<em>The Millionaire Matchmaker<\/em>,\u00a0plus every episode of <em>House<\/em>, <em>30 Rock<\/em>, <em>The Office<\/em> and <em>Parks and Recreation<\/em>. The platform is currently available in Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to strengthen our partnership with NBCUniversal, which began with our acquisition of <em>Mr. Robot<\/em> last year,&#8221; said James Bridges, chief content officer at iflix. &#8220;<em>Mr. Robot<\/em> epitomizes the type of exceptional content iflix aims to bring to Southeast Asia. Adding more upcoming exclusives, along with an outstanding selection of the studio\u2019s most iconic titles, allows us to further expand on the considerable breadth and quality of content we already offer our members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Belinda Menendez, the president of NBCUniversal International Distribution &amp; Networks, added: \u201cThis multiyear deal is an exciting evolution in NBCUniversal\u2019s relationship with iflix. 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