BBC Studios has signed a multiyear output deal with Japan\u2019s U-NEXT for premium British content across all genres.<\/p>\n
Under the agreement, U-NEXT will have access to more than 3,000 episodes of SVOD localized titles such as Luther<\/em>, Death in Paradise<\/em>, Father Brown<\/em> and Top Gear<\/em>. It marks the first multiyear deal between the two parties, with the license period starting this month.<\/p>\n U-NEXT has been providing BBC Studios content to its customers in the Japanese market for over seven years. This new output deal elevates the partnership with an ongoing and increased commitment to content from BBC Studios.<\/p>\n Geo Lee, BBC Studios senior VP and general manager in northeast Asia, said: \u201cWe are pleased to deepen our relationship with Japan\u2019s leading OTT provider, supplying a raft of world-class programming for their service over the coming years. We look forward to acquiring more fans of great British content in Japan through this partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n Tenshin Tsutsumi, CEO of U-NEXT, added: \u201cThe evolving landscape in the streaming sector has created a huge demand for high-quality overseas content. With this new deal, we are thrilled to both deepen our established and trusted relationship with BBC Studios, as well as offer our customers an expanded volume of quality British programming.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BBC Studios has signed a multiyear output deal with Japan\u2019s U-NEXT for premium British content across all genres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":5731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1032,1107],"class_list":["post-5730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios","tag-u-next"],"yoast_head":"\n