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HBO pays more than $1 billion for The Big Bang Theory streaming rights
Accepted submission by Anonymous Coward
at 2019-09-17 22:32:40
from the nerd-blackface-is-big-business dept.
Just one day after Netflix secured the streaming rights to Seinfeld in a deal reportedly worth more than $500 million [theverge.com], WarnerMedia’s HBO Max has gone one step further, acquiring the rights to The Big Bang Theory in a deal reportedly worth more than $1 billion.
The deal gives WarnerMedia’s HBO Max the exclusive domestic streaming rights for five years, according to The Hollywood Reporter [hollywoodreporter.com]. That means another streaming service could carry the show in global markets. The deal also extends the syndication deal between Warner Bros. Television and TBS through 2028.
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