ProSiebenSat.1 and Constantin Film Conclude New Master License Agreement
Munich, June 27, 2013. ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
will continue its long-time, successful cooperation with Constantin
Film in the coming years. The new master license agreement
comprises the exclusive free TV and VoD rights for all national and
international in-house and co-productions of Constantin Film with
production start as of early 2013. ProSiebenSat.1 has also acquired
exclusive pay-TV rights for further selected productions.
The agreement covers highly anticipated theatrical features such
as the 3D action-adventure Pompeii with Kit Harington (Game of
Thrones) and the sci-fi horror Resident Evil 6. The package also
includes the planned comic-action movie Fantastic Four 3 as well as
the romantic comedy Love, Rosie which is still in production and
based on the bestselling novel "Where Rainbows End" by Cecelia
Ahern. Further highlights include the film adaptation of The Mortal
Instruments - City of Ashes, the second part of the bestselling
series from Cassandra Clare, Bora Dagtekin's (Turkish for
Beginners) newest comedy Fack Ju Göhte, as well as Famous Five 3.
The rights include TV exploitation rights in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland.
Thomas Ebeling, CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG: "We have been
partners with Constantin Film for many years and look forward to
continuing our cooperation. As one of the most important production
and distribution companies in the German market, Constantin Film
stands for high-quality and innovative cinema. With this new
portfolio, we are securing future rights to excellent films and
expanding our programming basis even further."
Bernhard Burgener, CEO of Constantin Film AG: "We are extremely
happy that we can continue our proven, successful and long-time
partnership with the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG station group under
the management of Thomas Ebeling. The stations' target groups and
platforms of this leading media group in Europe match the profile
of our productions excellently."
ProSiebenSat.1:
The ProSiebenSat.1 Group has long-term agreements with nearly all
major Hollywood studios as well as numerous important production
and film companies. In addition to Warner Brothers, its partners
include CBS, Disney, Paramount, Sony Pictures International,
Twentieth Century Fox, Lucasfilm, Studiocanal and Tobis Film as
well as others.
Constantin Film:
Constantin Film has been one of the most successful producers and
independent distributors of movies in Germany for over 30 years. In
addition, the company, which has belonged to Constantin Medien AG
media since 2009, is involved in the international production of
English-language films and the creation of TV productions (TV
movies and series, entertainment formats). Its five-pillar
strategy, which includes the business areas of movie
production/rights acquisition, TV service productions (especially
TV entertainment), theatrical distribution, license trading/TV
exploitation and home entertainment, has expanded the basis of
Constantin Film AG's business since 2003.
Contact
Birte Stein
Corporate Communications
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Medienallee 7
85774 Unterföhring
Germany
Tel. +49 [89] 95 07-11 48
Fax +49 [89] 95 07-911 48
E-Mail:
Birte.Stein@ProSiebenSat1.com
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