FilmRise and Samsung TV Plus have extended their partnership with licensing agreements for FilmRise’s FAST channels and an extensive selection of films and TV series. With the agreements, FilmRise has increased its distribution footprint on Samsung TV Plus in both FAST and AVOD in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Southeast Asia.
The deal features dozens of popular FilmRise FAST channels including "Unsolved Mysteries", "Forensic Files" and FilmRise Westerns as well as highly popular movies and TV shows including “Heartland,” “Highway to Heaven,""Cheaters,""Hot Ones,” and “Making a Serial Killer” and prestigious films such as “The Paperboy,” “Willy’s Wonderland,” “MVP,” “Driveways,” “Dahmer” and “Prom Night”.
Melissa Wohl, EVP, Global Distribution Partnerships and Sales at FilmRise, comments, “Our ongoing partnership with Samsung, one of the largest CTV companies globally, is a significant achievement for us. We are excited to expand our partnership and access to our free tv content for audiences to enjoy in North America and beyond.”
The North American deal was negotiated by Daniel Gagliardi, EVP, Global Streaming Distribution and Strategy at FilmRise and the international deal was negotiated by Alejandro Veciana, Senior Manager, International Content Sales & Distribution, and overseen by Emilia Nuccio, VP, International Content Sales & Distribution at FilmRise and Cristina Sala at Samsung TV Plus, Italy and Jennifer Batty, European Head of Content Acquisitions.
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