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Moviecity and Fox Latin American Channels Reach Expanded Multiyear Programming Agreement with Starz Media in Latin American and Brazilian Markets

By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Nov 18, 2011, 14:42

New Pact Brings "Magic City," More Movies and STARZ Originals Programming

(Atlanta and Burbank, CA)Moviecity, the best premium experience in Latin America, and Fox Latin American Channels signed a multi-year licensing and programming distribution agreement with Starz Media Worldwide Distribution that expands upon the current "Spartacus" licensing pact and establishes a broader multiyear agreement for STARZ Originals and feature film programming.

As part of the new deal, the upcoming STARZ Originals series, "Magic City," and future STARZ Originals series distributed by Starz Media Worldwide Distribution will be included. Also licensed will be select feature films distributed by Starz Media Worldwide Distribution. Films distributed historically by the group include Anchor Bay Films and other licensed movie programming from independent studios.

The STARZ Originals and movie programming will be distributed exclusively in Brazil and Latin American countries served by the Moviecity pay TV package and includes Moviecity Play, the online service for Moviecity subscribers that allows them to watch Moviecity content on their computers for no extra charge. Fox Latin American Channels will premiere the series in an exclusive basic cable window in the same markets, as well as on the basic subscription on-demand service FoxHits.

Moviecity has already aired the STARZ Originals series, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," and "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena," and is now airing the final episodes of "Camelot," a series that aired on STARZ in the USA earlier this year.

"Success with 'Spartacus' showed us the potential for future STARZ Originals programming. We are excited about their vision for future high quality projects and especially, the upcoming 'Magic City.' We see Starz as one of the great premium programming providers in the world and will certainly be a powerhouse for series production in the future. Moviecity looks to expand upon that success into Latin America – we saw this opportunity and we worked to make it happen" said Edgar Spielmann, CEO & President of Moviecity."

"We are very excited with this new, expanded programming licensing pact, as it allows us to keep providing high quality content to our unique basic cable channels. Through this agreement we reinforce our commitment with viewers in Latin America, bringing the best series worldwide that translates into the great performance of our channels," said Gonzalo Fiure, SVP Strategic Content and Patricia Daujotas, SVP Programming and Acquisition at Fox Latin American Channels.

"With the exceptional talent and foresight of our creative and production team at Starz, we have established ourselves as a major supplier of high quality, unique and appealing television content for global audiences," said Gene George, lead executive for Starz Media Worldwide Distribution. "We are very pleased to expand our business in Latin America and Brazil and look forward to bringing to market future series and movies in partnership with Moviecity and Fox Latin American Channels."

 

Resources:

http://www.moviecity.com
http://www.mundofox.com
http://www.starzmedia.com