Warner Bros. Discovery and Viacom18 have revealed a multi-year settlement making JioCinema India’s new streaming house for HBO, Max Original and Warner Bros. content material from May.
The WBD content material had beforehand been carried on the Disney-owned Star TV platform. But the cope with Star expired on the finish of March. WBD sources have confirmed that, aside from a handful of exhibits licensed to 3rd events, HBO content material has been absent from Indian airwaves because the starting of the month.
Television collection will premiere on JioCinema on the identical day because the U.S. The deal consists of present and future seasons of HBO’s “House of The Dragon,” “The Last of Us,” “Succession” and “The White Lotus,” and returning seasons of “True Detective: Night Country,” “Euphoria,” “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” and “Perry Mason.”
Also featured as a part of the settlement are HBO authentic collection together with “The Idol,” “White House Plumbers,” “The Sympathizer” and “The Regime” and library titles “Game of Thrones,” “Sex & The City,” “Big Little Lies,” “Chernobyl” and “Veep.”
Max Original collection together with “And Just Like That…,” “Peacemaker” and “The Flight Attendant,” premieres corresponding to “Dune: The Sisterhood,” “The Batman” spinoff “The Penguin” and “Duster,” from J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan, as effectively Warner Bros. Television collection like “East New York” and “Gotham Knights” are additionally a part of the deal.
Clement Schwebig, president, India, Southeast Asia, and Korea, Warner Bros. Discovery, mentioned: “Warner Bros. Discovery’s manufacturers are extremely well-liked throughout India and we’re happy to companion with Viacom18 to deliver our premium HBO, Max Original and Warner Bros. content material to native followers. This new settlement demonstrates our dedication to South Asia as we search to entertain audiences throughout extra platforms, and additional strengthens the dimensions of our regional enterprise as a complete.”
Ferzad Palia, head, SVOD and worldwide enterprise, Viacom18, added: “JioCinema has turn out to be the most important platform for reside sports activities. We at the moment are on a mission to construct probably the most magnetic vacation spot for leisure for all Indians. The strategic partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery is an enormous milestone in our journey to supply the perfect of Hollywood content material to our elite customers. We imagine that Warner Bros. Discovery units the worldwide requirements for premium content material and this partnership permits us to create the perfect and probably the most complete vacation spot for our customers.”
