DUBAI: OSN has acquired the rights to all first-run Max Originals and the full Warner Bros. Pictures feature film library.
As part of an exclusive multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, subscribers to OSN’s traditional TV and streaming services will be able to watch new films after their theatrical and home entertainment release windows.
The titles include recent movies such as “Barbie,” “Wonka” and “Dune: Part Two,” as well as upcoming Max Original TV shows such as “Dune: Prophecy,” a prequel to the recent films, and “The Penguin,” a spin-off from 2022 superhero movie “The Batman.” The agreement also includes new shows such as “Rescue: Hi-surf” and “Emperor of Ocean Park.”
“This deal is significant as it will bring the full Warner Bros. Pictures film catalog and exclusive features to OSN for the first time since 2016, widely expanding our content offering for MENA audiences to bring some of the biggest global titles and latest blockbusters,” Joe Kawkabani, Group CEO at OSN, told Arab News.
The agreement builds upon an existing multi-year deal between OSN and Warner Bros. Discovery, and means OSN is the only company in the region offering HBO content. He said: “By also securing the rights to premiere all new, first-run Max Originals in the region, we have further strengthened our proposition.”
The content included under the deal will “complement our existing catalog of HBO Original content,” in keeping with the company’s “larger content strategy and commitment to bringing the best and most premium content to our customers first,” Kawkabani said.
