Mediawan: Sale of “Zone Blanche” SVOD Rights to Amazon
November 20 2017 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
- Amazon acquires worldwide SVOD
rights of the series “Zone Blanche” (“Black Spot”)
- “Zone Blanche” (“Black Spot”)
is the first French series purchased for worldwide distribution
by Amazon Prime Video
- The thriller series is produced and
distributed by Mediawan
Regulatory News:
Mediawan (Ticker: MDW – ISIN: FR0013247137) (Paris:MDW),
an independent European audiovisual content platform, announces
that Amazon Prime Video has purchased the worldwide SVOD --
subscription video on demand -- rights (outside Denmark and
Benelux) of its series “Black Spot”.
Pierre-Antoine Capton, Mediawan’s CEO, says “We are very proud
of this deal with one of the world’s largest platform. This
agreement, together with our recent successes with other
international platforms, demonstrates the ability of France’s
high-quality productions to shine internationally and will enable
these series, following their success in France, to be enjoyed by
an extensive and global audience” says Pierre-Antoine Capton.
Dr. Christoph Schneider, Director Content Acquisition Europe at
Amazon Video, added: “With Black Spot we offer audiences worldwide
the chance to enjoy a truly great show from France. International
productions like this enrich the programming of Amazon Prime Video,
make it more diverse and exciting for audiences globally.”
“Black Spot”, produced and distributed by Mediawan (Ego
Productions and AB Distribution) is a mystery/thriller series of
8x52 minutes episodes whose second season is already being
prepared. Over the course of 2018, trough Amazon Prime Video, the
show will be available in more than 200 countries, dubbed in
English, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
This deal reflects Mediawan’s intention of accelerating its
international growth by providing increasingly appealing content,
and follows other recent announcements:
- the sale, to Netflix, of the worldwide
SVOD rights of the autumn’s flagship series “The Mantis”;
- the sale, to Shudder/AMC Networks, of
the SVOD rights in the United States, Canada, Germany and the
United Kingdom among other territories, of the science fiction
series “Missions”.
About Mediawan
Mediawan was incorporated in December 2015 as a Special Purpose
Acquisition Company (SPAC) for the purpose of acquiring one or more
operating businesses or companies in the traditional and digital
media content and entertainment industries in Europe. The Company
was formed by Pierre- Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu
Pigasse, and raised €250 million in April 2016 from an initial
public offering on the regulated market of Euronext Paris.
In March 2017, Mediawan acquired Groupe AB and became present in
the content and media industries. Founded in 1977, Groupe AB is a
leading independent editor, producer and distributor of audiovisual
content in French-speaking Europe. It is primarily involved in
producing and distributing series, television movies, cartoons and
documentaries and in editing TV channels and bundled digital
services. The group has a portfolio of 19 channels, widely
distributed in French-speaking Europe and Africa. Groupe AB is one
of the largest and most diversified content managers in France,
with about 12,000 hours of programming in library and internal
production of about 80 hours per year. In 2016, Groupe AB achieved
adjusted revenues and EBITDA of, respectively, €160m and €37m.
Further information is available on Mediawan’s website
(www.mediawan.fr) and on Groupe AB’s website
(www.groupe-ab.fr).
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