Wednesday 3rd December
Twentieth
Century Fox signs on-demand movies deal with BT Vision
Leading global entertainment company Twentieth Century Fox has signed an
agreement giving BT video-on-demand rights to a range of new and classic
movie titles for BT’s digital TV service, BT Vision.
From 15 December 2008, BT Vision customers can enjoy, on demand, Twentieth
Century Fox’s new release hit movies including The Happening, Dr. Seuss’
Horton Hears A Who and Shine A Light. In addition, the deal also brings
to BT Vision a vast selection of Fox catalogue titles spanning Alien Resurrection,
The Beach and Die Hard to Fantastic Four, I,Robot and Ice Age.
All Twentieth Century Fox movies on BT Vision will be available on a pay-per-view
basis without the need for an up-front or mandatory subscription, so customers
only pay for what they want to watch.
"Twentieth Century Fox is proud to partner with British Telecom to
provide BT Vision customers access to an exciting collection of new release
and classic films”, said Jamie McCabe, Executive Vice President, Worldwide
PPV, VOD & EST. “Fox looks forward to a long and successful relationship
with BT.”
Marc Watson, Director of Content and Business Development at BT Retail,
said: “We’re delighted to reach agreement so that BT Vision customers
can access films from one of Hollywood’s best and most respected studios.
The addition of Fox movie content to BT Vision is a substantial, much valued
addition to the service.”
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MGM secures over 40 station partners for 'THIS'
On the heels of the successful launch of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.’s
(MGM) 24/7 linear digital channel “THIS,” the studio has aggressively
signed numerous affiliate agreements with station groups including Fisher
Communications, Inc., Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., Post-Newsweek Stations,
Inc., and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The agreements give THIS TV over 40
new station partners across the U.S. with launches slated for the next six
months.
The announcement was made today by John Bryan, Executive Vice President
Broadcast Strategy, MGM and Neal Sabin, Executive Vice President. Weigel
Broadcasting.
“THIS,” a collective effort between MGM and Chicago-based Weigel
Broadcasting Company, is a turn-key solution for broadcasters looking for
an economical way to serve more viewers. The service launched this month
in Chicago, Columbus and Milwaukee, as well as other cities, and the early
ratings return support the viability of the new service. “THIS”
has resonated with viewers since the service’s November 1 launch, outperforming
established commercial stations and programming in only its first month
of broadcast.
With movies being the staple of the schedule, “THIS” is off to
a fast start. In Milwaukee, the “THIS” premiere movie Little Monsters
outperformed 8 stations in the marketplace. Little Monsters was #3 in the
time period, beating the CBS station and 7 other independent stations while
tying ABC and MyNetwork. It beat such time period programs as two CBS sports
specials, “Cold Squad” and children’s and classic programming.
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