MGM Studios proprietor Amazon stated on Tuesday that its MGM+ has struck a strategic deal to supply Lionsgate and Starz programming to clients within the U.Okay., together with hit present Outlander.
Below the partnership, the MGM-branded service will supply sequence and flicks from Lionsgate and Starz within the U.Okay., giving clients entry to extra hit sequence and flicks. That is the third in a sequence of content material offers that MGM+ beforehand closed with Lionsgate for Europe and Latin America. Monetary phrases weren’t disclosed.
Lionsgate+ subscribers who joined by way of Prime Video Channels within the U.Okay. will now get entry to the MGM programming service starting in April. Later in Could, the MGM service will likely be rebranded to MGM+ within the U.Okay. to align with the latest rebrand that occurred in Europe, Latin America, and the US. MGM+ is now obtainable in 31 nations and is likely one of the most subscribed Prime Video Channels globally.
“MGM+ within the U.Okay. will change into the unique residence to a few of Starz’s hottest first-run TV sequence, together with the entire Outlander franchise, Energy E book I-IV, BMF, The Serpent Queen, P-Valley, and Hightown,” the companions stated. “Moreover, the MGM+ service will change into the house to legacy hit sequence The Nice, Mad Males, Nashville, Weeds, in addition to blockbuster hit motion pictures American Psycho, Reservoir Canines, Noticed, and plenty of extra favorites.”
“The growth of MGM+ in the UK additional cements Amazon’s dedication to spend money on and develop the MGM+ channel internationally, whereas enhancing the content material providing obtainable to subscribers,” stated Josh McIvor, international common supervisor, MGM+.
“The addition of premium first-run TV franchises equivalent to Outlander and Energy, together with many blockbuster hit motion pictures, will enable MGM+ to proceed its evolution as a premium worldwide streaming service,” stated Michael Katzer, head of MGM+ Worldwide.
“We’re happy to increase our partnership with MGM+ to carry beloved movies and tv sequence to the service in the UK,” stated Agapy Kapouranis, Lionsgate president of worldwide tv and digital distribution. “With the addition of the UK, Lionsgate and Starz content material will now be obtainable to MGM+ viewers in additional than 20 nations all over the world.”
Chase Brisbin and Kathryn Ikenberry Jones negotiated the deal on behalf of Lionsgate.