EXCLUSIVE: Canadian company Crave has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for ao Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, the DC Universe and HBO content.
New shows from soon-to-be-rebranded WBD streamer Max begin on Canada’s Crave, which renews a licensing deal in place since 2019 that includes major up-and-coming tentpoles such as the Harry Potter TV series The Penguin with Colin Farrell.
Also covered is the deal with Crave owner Bell Media, which covers both the Crave streamer and CTV, CTV.ca and the CTV app game of thrones and his predecessors Real detective, The Last of Us, The Big Bang Theory And Friends made available alongside films from the DC Universe and the lord of the rings Trilogy.
Bell Media paid and post-paid window rights to first shows from Warner Bros. feature films Images are also extensive, including The Lightning And Dune: part two now earmarked for Crave, while French language rights have also been secured for HBO and Max Originals, Pay 1 films, Friends and the Harry Potter movies.
Karine Moses, senior vice president of content development and news at Bell, called the collaboration “unprecedented” and a “truly groundbreaking agreement.”
“Bell Media strives to bring Canadians the most compelling content, and this deal, which secures the biggest titles on screens today, does just that,” she added.
David Decker, WBD’s president of content sales, said: “Bell Media is one of our most important and long-standing partners. This new multi-year agreement ensures Canadians have full and easy access to our fan favorite shows and movies, as well as new programming from HBO and Max.
Source: Deadline
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