Disney India inks multi-year output deal with Star India

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Disney India has inked a multi-year output deal with Star India. This will allow some of Disney’s global hits to be shown across Star India’s TV network in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali.

The new deal will include titles like ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘Moana,’ ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘Finding Dory’ and ‘Doctor Strange’.

Last month, Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ was premiered on 27 November on Star Movies, Star Movies Select HD and Star Plus. The premiere emerged as the highest-rated Hollywood premieres of the year in English and Hindi.

Disney holds the industry’s top four global releases of 2016, with three of them crossing the billion-dollar mark and the fourth raking in over $950 million.

On the extended partnership, Disney India VP studios Amrita Pandey stated, “We believe in bringing quality, family-focused entertainment to audiences across all age groups, and Star is an ideal platform for us to take our fantastic bouquet of movies to viewers across the country and give them the chance to revisit their beloved stories.”

Speaking about the association, Star India CEO entertainment Amit Chopra said, “As an organisation that introduced Hollywood to Indian television more than two decades ago, Star India has always been at the forefront of telling stellar stories and captivating the Indian audiences. This partnership with Disney India is a testimony of our commitment to deliver the best Hollywood content to our viewers across the nation.”

Over the years, Disney India and the Star India have collaborated for blockbuster movies like Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ and ‘Captain America: Winter Soldier,’ Disney-Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ and Disney’s ‘Cinderella’.

Disney India inks multi-year output deal with Star India | TelevisionPost.com

 

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Moana, Doctor Strange & Star Wars on Star India with multi-year deal with Disney India

Disney India has signed a multi-year output deal with Star India to telecast some of its successful films across the latter's network in multiple languages including Hindi, Tamil, English, Telugu and Bengali.

The collaboration between Disney India and the Star India, over the years, has engaged viewers with blockbuster movies such as "Captain America: Winter Soldier", Disney.Pixar's "Inside Out", Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and Disney's "Cinderella".

The new deal will include titles such as "Moana" and "Doctor Strange" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", IANS reported. The extended partnership kicked off with of 2016's biggest Hollywood blockbuster in India -- Disney's "The Jungle Book"s television premiere.

Disney India, vice president, studios Amrita Pandey stated that they believed in bringing quality, family focused entertainment to the audience across all age groups and Star was an ideal platform to take its bouquet of movies across the country.

Star India CEO-Entertainment Amit Chopra said that the partnership with Disney India was a testimony of its commitment to deliver the best Hollywood content to its viewers.

Meantime, Hulu, a JV with 21st Century Fox, Comcast's NBCUniversal and Timer Warner's Turner Broadcasting System, reached its first licensing pact for theatrical features with The Walt Disney Studios (DIS).

The new, multi-year, deal allows the streaming service the exclusive subscription VOD (video on-demand) rights to a collection of successful movies and family favorites from Disney's library of blockbuster films.

Owing to the pact, Hulu became the exclusive S-VOD (subscription video on demand) home to a selection of Disney favorites including Mulan, Pocahontas, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Hercules, Sister Act and Air Bud, which are all available to stream on Hulu now

Moana, Doctor Strange & Star Wars on Star India with multi-year deal with Disney India | Indian Television Dot Com

 

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