Sky Deutschland and StudioCanal have signed a multi-year pay-TV and streaming rights deal across all Sky distribution channels in Germany and Austria.
Titles include action film The Gunpowder Milkshake with Karen Gillan, Guy Ritchie’s thriller Cash Truck with Jason Statham, the biopic The Electrical Life of Louis Wain with Benedict Cumberbatch, the Jojo Moyes Last Letter from Your Lover with Felicity Jones and Shailene Woodley and the Fantasy movie “Chaos Walking” with Tom Holland
The agreement also gives Sky access to StudioCanal’s extensive film library, which includes cinema highlights such as The Hunger Games and the Paddington series and many movies of the “Arthouse”-Label.
Matthias Kistler, Vice President Acquisitions at Sky Deutschland, said: “I am delighted to have StudioCanal as a premium partner for Sky. This will allow our customers to be the first to see the latest StudioCanal highlights in the future, while enjoying the fantastic StudioCanal film library with blockbusters and arthouse hits. In addition, it is a very special concern for us to be able to support Studiocanal’s first-class local productions in the future.”
Hooman Afshari, Executive Vice President Distribution Studiocanal: “We look forward to an exciting future with the new partnership with Sky Deutschland, which gives our strong line-up a home in the best company.”
Comcast-owned Sky Deutschland is based in Unterföhring near Munich.
Source: https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2020/12/22/sky-and-studiocanal-sign-exclusive-film-rights-deal-deal/