DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Swedish broadcaster Modern Times Group AB (MTG-B.SK) said
Thursday that Viasat Broadcasting has signed an exclusive four year
pan-Scandinavian distribution agreement with Twentieth Century Fox
Television Distribution.
MAIN FACTS:
-The deal covers the broadcasting of a range of movies and TV
series on Viasat's Scandinavian free-TV channels, as well as the
online and mobile rights to the Hollywood Studio's content for the
Viaplay multi-screen online video streaming service.
-The four year deal starts from 2012.
-The agreement covers first run rights to recently released Fox
feature films including Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Black
Swan, Never Let Me Go, The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The
Dawn Treader, Gulliver's Travels and X-Men: First Class.
-The agreement also provides access to classic library
titles.
-Viasat has also acquired all first run rights to Fox U.S.
network television TV series produced from the beginning of
2012.
-In addition, the agreement provides Viasat with the rights to
library TV titles and U.S. network TV movies and mini-series.
-TV viewers in Scandinavia will be able to watch on Viasat's
nine free-TV channels (TV3, TV3 HD, TV6, TV8, TV3+, TV3+ HD,
Viasat4, TV3 Puls and TV10).
-The same selection will also be available via web-connected
devices from Viaplay, which includes free-TV catch-up services (TV3
Play in Sweden and Norway, TV3 Gensyn in Denmark, TV6 Play and TV8
Play in Sweden, Viasat 4 Play in Norway, and TV3+ Gensyn and TV3
Puls Gensyn in Denmark), as well as pay-TV video-on-demand
services.
-Shares closed Wednesday at SEK426.
-By Dominic Chopping; Dow Jones Newswires; +46-8-5451-3093;
dominic.chopping@dowjones.com
