ProSiebenSat.1 & Warner Bros. Extend Licensing Pact

MUNICH: An extension of an existing licensing pact sees ProSiebenSat.1 continue to hold the exclusive free-TV rights to Hollywood blockbusters and hit series produced by Warner Bros. for years to come.

Among the highlights of the deal, signed with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, are such movies as Batman vs. Superman, Tarzan and King Arthur. The trilogy Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is based on the book of the same name by J. K. Rowling, will be aired by the broadcasting group as well. German movies, including Der geilste Tag, are also part of the agreement. Additionally, ProSiebenSat.1 will continue to air the hit shows The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, among others.

Rüdiger Böss, the executive VP of group programming acquisitions at ProSiebenSat.1 Media, said: "Movies and series from Warner Bros. are among the best of our industry. We have been collaborating for many years and Warner productions are regularly rated highly by our viewers. I am therefore delighted that we have managed to continue this extraordinary partnership and thus to secure many attractive film and series productions for the coming years."

Jeffrey Schlesinger, the president of Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution, added: "We have long enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with ProSiebenSat.1, which provides a terrific platform for our series and films. This latest agreement between our companies speaks for the quality of our films and television series as well as for the healthy appetite of German TV viewers for good programming."