{"id":4915,"date":"2018-06-01T10:06:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T14:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/cbssi-signs-content-pact-japanese-svod-u-next\/"},"modified":"2018-06-01T10:42:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T14:42:12","slug":"cbssi-signs-content-pact-with-japanese-svod-u-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/cbssi-signs-content-pact-with-japanese-svod-u-next\/","title":{"rendered":"CBSSI Signs Content Pact with Japanese SVOD U-Next"},"content":{"rendered":"
CBS Studios International (CBSSI) has entered into a multi-series, multiyear content licensing agreement with U-Next, one of Japan\u2019s largest SVOD platforms.<\/p>\n
Through the deal, U-Next subscribers will have access to more than 1,300 episodes of current and past programming from CBS Television Studios, including the NCIS<\/em> franchise, Elementary<\/em>, Hawaii Five-0<\/em>, The Good Wife<\/em> and for the first time in Japan, Reign<\/em>. The agreement is the first of its kind between the two companies.<\/p>\n \u201cCBS\u2019s broad, mass appeal programming is perfectly suited to a market like Japan, where there is a huge appetite for consuming content across many different devices and platforms,\u201d said Barry Chamberlain, the president of sales for CBS Studios International. \u201cThis is our first deal with U-Next and we look forward to building on the relationship in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs one of the largest domestic digital entertainment companies in Japan, U-Next has an impressive reach and ability to make a mark on the Japanese entertainment industry,\u201d said Tenshin Tsutsumi, CEO of U-Next Co. \u201cWe are constantly striving to push the boundaries of the Japanese market, something that we feel CBS programming provides, especially premium content such as NCIS, Hawaii Five-0<\/em>, and the first time launch of Reign<\/em> in Japan. Our goal is to continue to expand our relationship with CBS in the future, bringing cutting-edge programming to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CBS Studios International (CBSSI) has entered into a multi-series, multiyear content licensing agreement with U-Next, one of Japan\u2019s largest SVOD platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":4916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[116,1107],"class_list":["post-4915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cbs-studios-international","tag-u-next"],"yoast_head":"\n