OSN renews MENA carriage deal with MGM


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Rebecca Hawkes

| 03 March 2016




Dubai-based pay-TV platform OSN has renewed its arrangement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) to broadcast the studio’s films and TV series across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).


Among MGM’s extensive library are all the James Bond titles from 1962’s Dr No to Spectre, the latest instalment starring Daniel Craig. More than 175 Academy Award winning films including 14 Best Pictures are also part of the deal.

“For over 90 years, MGM has been representing the best in world-class cinema and entertainment. OSN is proud to deliver MGM’s compelling content – both through record-breaking movies and smash-hit TV series – exclusively to our subscribers in the region,” said David Butorac, CEO, OSN.

“By continually forging new deals and maintaining our relationships with all the top studios in Hollywood, our subscribers experience an unrivalled level of high quality entertainment straight to their homes or on-the-go.”

The deal offers OSN first and second pay window rights for MGM movies, as well as has first-access for over-the-top (OTT) rights to OSN Play and GO Online TV by OSN.

MGM’s vast catalogue includes the Woody Allen classic Annie Hall, the Rocky franchise, Platoon, Rain Man, The Princess Bride, Dances With Wolves, and The Silence of the Lambs.

“We are thrilled to extend and expand our longstanding partnership with OSN. We look forward to continue providing OSN customers access to not only a selection of our theatrical first-run titles, but our classic library and future first-run TV series and mini-series,” said Chris Ottinger, president of Worldwide Television Distribution and Acquisitions, MGM.