{"id":7150,"date":"2016-10-20T02:29:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T06:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/mediengruppe-rtl-deutschland-nbcu-strengthen-ties\/"},"modified":"2016-10-20T10:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T14:00:28","slug":"mediengruppe-rtl-deutschland-nbcu-strengthen-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2016\/10\/20\/mediengruppe-rtl-deutschland-nbcu-strengthen-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland &amp; NBCU Strengthen Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLOGNE: Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has expanded its relationship with NBCUniversal International Distribution, securing the RTL stations the exclusive free-TV rights to upcoming movies and first-run rights to forthcoming series, as well as library titles.<\/p>\n<p>Classic and new series are a part of the pact. This includes library titles such as <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em>, <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em>, <em>Law &amp; Order: Criminal Intent<\/em> and <em>Monk<\/em>, among others. Starting with the 2018-19 season, viewers will have access to first-run series produced by NBCUniversal.<\/p>\n<p>Through the agreement beginning in 2018, viewers can enjoy upcoming installments in the <em>Fast &amp; Furious<\/em> franchise, in addition to the latest films in Universal Pictures\u2019 <em>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em> trilogy and <em>Jurassic<\/em> franchise, as well as upcoming animated feature films from Illumination Entertainment. The deal also spans a collection of library theatrical titles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNBCUniversal and Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland have been very successful partners for many years now. This existing, close and trustworthy partnership allowed NBCUniversal and Mediengruppe RTL to close a further and even expanded deal,\u201d said Joerg Graf, <span class=\"st\">Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland&#8217;s <\/span> executive VP of production and acquisition. \u201cWe\u2019re proud of a deal which perfectly reflects the current and future standards of content and its distribution through our linear and non-linear platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This deal is the latest exciting chapter in a highly valued relationship with Mediengruppe RTL that is nearing almost four successful decades of partnership,\u201d said Belinda Menendez, the president of NBCUniversal International Distribution &amp; Networks. \u201cWe are delighted that Mediengruppe RTL\u2019s audiences can anticipate premieres of NBCU\u2019s top-quality feature film slate and TV series through our multiyear renewed relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLOGNE: Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has expanded its relationship with NBCUniversal International Distribution, securing the RTL stations the exclusive free-TV rights to upcoming movies and first-run rights to forthcoming series, as well as library titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[331,888],"class_list":["post-7150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-mediengruppe-rtl-deutschland","tag-nbcuniversal-international-distribution"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland &amp; 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