– Crave becomes the Canadian streaming home of
new films from Sony Pictures Entertainment's full slate of
features, after their theatrical and home entertainment window,
beginning in April 2023 –
– The deal also includes a collection of library content, with
Spider-Man films and fan-favourite franchises like Jumanji and
Ghostbusters –
– Wide range of films coming to Crave are available to subscribers
in English and French –
TORONTO, Dec. 8, 2022
/CNW/ - Crave, a subsidiary of Bell Media and Canada's only homegrown, bilingual streaming
service, announced today a long-term and exclusive Pay-One window
licensing agreement for theatrical feature films from Sony Pictures
Entertainment (SPE). The deal gives Crave first pay window rights
to new and upcoming SPE titles following their theatrical and home
entertainment windows, significantly strengthening Crave's offering
and bolstering its position as the Canadian home of the most
sought-after content in the world.
"This significant deal expands Crave's content offering," said
Karine Moses, Senior Vice President,
Content Development and News and Vice Chair, Québec. "A diverse
slate of premium content is what differentiates Crave from its
competitors, and we are happy to be working with Sony Pictures
Entertainment to deliver a large collection of quality,
award-winning, fan-favourite films to our subscribers, in both
official languages."
"We are happy to extend our relationship with Bell Media and
make Sony Pictures' robust library of premium content available to
more viewers across Canada," said
Stephanie Shinkoda, Vice President,
Distribution and Co-Country Manager, Sony Pictures Television and
Home Entertainment Canada.
Beginning in April 2023, Crave
becomes the exclusive Canadian streaming home of all new SPE
feature films, after their theatrical and home entertainment
window, including upcoming titles from the Sony Pictures universe
of Marvel characters, such as Spider-Man: Across the
Spider-Verse, Kraven the Hunter, and Madame Web.
Along with new installments in the Insidious and The
Equalizer franchises, other highly anticipated filmmaker-driven
original films include No Hard Feelings, Gran
Turismo, and many more.
For the full release, click HERE.
About Crave:
Crave is Canada's prestige
entertainment offering, delivering more Oscar®-nominated
and Emmy® Award-winning programming than any other
service, with HBO, HBO Max Originals, SHOWTIME®, STARZ,
Hollywood-hit movies, and boasts a
robust slate of English and French original series. It is a
bilingual TV and streaming service, with thousands of hours of
exclusive French-language content. Crave is available directly to
all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and
Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Android TV,
Apple TV, Chromecast, select LG Smart TVs, PlayStation, Roku,
select Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox One, and through participating
service providers across 10, 24-hour High Definition linear and on
demand channels. Learn more at Crave.ca.
About Bell Media:
Bell Media is Canada's leading
content creation company with premier assets in television, radio,
out-of-home advertising, digital media, and more. Bell Media owns
30 local television stations led by CTV, Canada's highest-rated television network; 29
specialty channels, including leading specialty services TSN and
RDS. Bell Media is Canada's
largest radio broadcaster, with 215 music channels including 109
licensed radio stations in 58 markets across the country, all part
of the iHeartRadio brand and streaming service. Bell Media owns
Astral, an out-of-home advertising network of 50,000 faces in five
provinces. Bell Media also operates more than 200 websites; video
streaming services including Crave, TSN Direct, and RDS Direct; and
multi-channel network Much Studios. The company owns a majority
stake in Pinewood Toronto Studios; is a partner in Just for Laughs,
the live comedy event and TV producer; and jointly owns Dome
Productions Partnership, one of North
America's leading production facilities providers. Bell
Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. Learn
more at www.BellMedia.ca.
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