The Movie Network Expands Exclusive Movie Offering with New and Extended Multi-Year Studio Deals

TORONTO (May 1, 2018) – A subscription to Canada’s leading premium Pay TV service The Movie Network (TMN) is about to get even better. TMN confirms today that it has now secured exclusive output deals with most major movie studios, delivering to subscribers the biggest Hollywood hit movies and film franchises across a variety of platforms including linear, on-demand, and digital for years to come. TMN has now locked in the exclusive, Canadian, first-window rights for film titles from: 20^th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Films; Entertainment One; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Universal Pictures and Focus Features; and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. As was previously announced, Bell Media has also entered into a long-term agreement with Lionsgate to distribute Lionsgate’s future theatrical releases in Canada in a first pay window, and bring the Starz brand to Canada. These movie deals, coupled with the long-term agreements secured with premium TV brands HBO, SHOWTIME^®, and Starz, make Bell Media’s suite of Pay TV linear and streaming services home to some of the most critically acclaimed programming in the world. “When Wonder Woman premiered on the service last February it was the most-watched film in TMN history, clearly demonstrating an appetite for big-buzz, critically acclaimed movies in the Pay TV landscape,” said Tracey Pearce, President, Distribution and Pay, Bell Media. “Today’s news adds unparalleled value to a TMN subscription and reinforces our commitment to and investment in premium and exclusive content.” TMN has also secured offline viewing rights for these film titles that will continue to keep TMN growing across all platforms. Offline viewing is available through TMN’s video-streaming platform TMN GO, and allows subscribers to download movies and series on their iOS and Android tablets and smartphones, for playback without an internet connection. Some of the upcoming films secured for TMN in their first-run Pay TV window include: Bad Mom’s Christmas; Darkest Hour; Dunkirk; The Glass Castle; Home Again; It; Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle; Justice League; Kidnap; Logan Lucky; Pitch Perfect 3; The Shape of Water; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. TMN subscribers will also have access to movies from box-office hit franchises such as: Alien; Batman; Deadpool; Despicable Me; Fast & Furious; Harry Potter; Ghostbusters; Hotel Transylvania; Ice Age; Jurassic World; Justice League; Lego; Planet of the Apes; Resident Evil; Spider-Man; Superman; Trolls; Wonder Woman; and X-Men.