ProSiebenSat.1 Extends Fox Deal

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution have extended their content licensing agreement, which for the first time now includes animated films by DreamWorks.

The long-term pact provides ProSiebenSat.1 with the exclusive free-TV rights for a number of Hollywood blockbusters, including X-Men: Days of Future Past and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, alongside U.S. series such as Backstrom and Empire for European German-language countries. The rights package also covers exclusive basic pay-TV licenses. For the first time, animated DreamWorks features are included as well. Rio 2 and How to Train Your Dragon 2 are part of the agreement. ProSiebenSat.1 also secured the planned sequel to Avatar to air on its stations.

Rüdiger Böss, the executive VP of group programming acquisitions at ProSiebenSat.1 Media, said: "Each production year, Twentieth Century Fox provides an exceptional mix of lavishly produced blockbusters and bold film adaptations of new material, ranging from X-Men to The Fault in Our Stars. We are therefore very pleased to continue our partnership. Our viewers know they will get the best that Hollywood has to offer on ProSiebenSat.1 stations—and it will stay that way in the future."

Steve Cornish, the senior VP and managing director of TV distribution at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, added: "We are delighted to continue our strong relationships with key broadcasters and networks around the world and are very pleased to sign a further agreement with ProSiebenSat.1. We have been extremely successful partners for many years and we look forward to our continued association."