HBO Latin America Signs Film Pact with NBCU

MIAMI: A new agreement, effective 2015, delivers feature films from the NBCUniversal catalogue to HBO subscribers across Latin America, excluding Brazil.

The agreement, between HBO Latin America and NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, is for the exclusive first-run pay-TV rights for a host of film titles. The selected movies will run across HBO and MAX branded channels in the region, as well as on HBO GO.

Gaston Comas, the CEO of HBO Latin America Group, said: “We are very proud to have accomplished this deal, as the addition of NBCUniversal’s very strong content offering will reinforce our position as leaders in the industry. We look forward to bringing the best titles, with extended rights, to subscribers throughout the region, complementing our critically acclaimed original programming and reaffirming the important role that movies have in the pay-TV industry.”
 
Belinda Menendez, the president of NBCUniversal International Television Distribution and Universal Networks International, added: “With a stellar reputation of offering only the best movies and TV series to its subscribers, HBO Latin America is a key leader in the pay-TV industry. This deal is a testament to the caliber of NBCUniversal’s films and we are delighted to partner with HBO Latin America to bring our movies to their subscribers in this region.”