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15/10/2001
ZONE VISION ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSAL
ZONE Vision Group, the London-based thematic channel producers and distributors, have entered into a licensing agreement with Universal.
The agreement gives Zone Vision the basic cable television rights to a broad selection of Universal's library feature films and television movies for their channel SHOWTIME Turkey.
The deal includes a large selection of feature films from Universal's film library including such box office hits as ‘Twister’, starring Oscar winner Helen Hunt; Academy Award winners ‘Born on the Fourth of July’, featuring Tom Cruise, and ‘Apollo 13’, directed by Ron Howard and led by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks; and ‘Casino’, starring Sharon Stone and Robert De Niro. Also included is a variety of television movies from Universal's vast television library.
Chris Wronski, President and CEO of Zone Vision said: "We’re delighted to conclude this deal which highlights our commitment to securing the very best programming for SHOWTIME Turkey."
SHOWTIME Turkey is a 24-hour service available on the direct-to-home platform DigiTurk. The channel broadcasts a mix of theatrically released films, made-for-television-movies and action-oriented series localised specifically for Turkey with on-air and interstitial content, and featuring uninterrupted product with commercial breaks between programs. (CD)
The agreement gives Zone Vision the basic cable television rights to a broad selection of Universal's library feature films and television movies for their channel SHOWTIME Turkey.
The deal includes a large selection of feature films from Universal's film library including such box office hits as ‘Twister’, starring Oscar winner Helen Hunt; Academy Award winners ‘Born on the Fourth of July’, featuring Tom Cruise, and ‘Apollo 13’, directed by Ron Howard and led by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks; and ‘Casino’, starring Sharon Stone and Robert De Niro. Also included is a variety of television movies from Universal's vast television library.
Chris Wronski, President and CEO of Zone Vision said: "We’re delighted to conclude this deal which highlights our commitment to securing the very best programming for SHOWTIME Turkey."
SHOWTIME Turkey is a 24-hour service available on the direct-to-home platform DigiTurk. The channel broadcasts a mix of theatrically released films, made-for-television-movies and action-oriented series localised specifically for Turkey with on-air and interstitial content, and featuring uninterrupted product with commercial breaks between programs. (CD)
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