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CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL AND MTV3 ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR VOLUME DEAL
Los Angeles and Helsinki, 23 May 2013 – CBS Studios International and MTV3 Finland announced today a new multi-year volume deal for the broadcast rights of TV series from the successful Hollywood studio on MTV3’s bouquet of channels.
MTV3 will broadcast recently announced series pick-ups, such as RECKLESS, THE MILLERS and REIGN, as well as world-class premium content from SHOWTIME®.
The new volume deal expands on the existing relationship between CBS Studios International and MTV3, which includes the hugely successful CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION franchise.
Armando Nuñez, President and CEO of CBS Global Distribution, said: “We are delighted to partner with Finland’s biggest commercial television station to showcase our world-class content to the market and help further position ourselves as the leading provider of U.S. content in the European region.”
Jani Hartikainen, Vice President Acquisitions and Production for MTV3, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for us to broadcast high-quality programming from one of the leading content providers in the world. I really look forward to working together with CBS Studios International in the coming years.”
About CBS Studios International
CBS Studios International is the leading supplier of programming to the international television marketplace, licensing to more than 200 markets in more than 30 languages across multiple media platforms. The Studio participates in international channel ventures, currently comprised of 22 channels in 20 languages across 87 territories reaching more than 100 million international households. CBS Studios International also exports a diverse line up of formats for local production around the world. The division distributes content from CBS Television Studios, CBS Television Distribution, Showtime, CBS News, CBS Films and a library of more than 70,000 hours of programming. CBS Studios International is a division of CBS Corporation.
About MTV MEDIA
MTV MEDIA brings you the most wanted electronic services in Finland. MTV MEDIA operates ten TV channels: MTV3, Sub and AVA and the pay-TV channels MTV3 MAX, MTV3 Fakta, MTV3 Leffa, MTV3 Juniori, MTV3 Komedia, MTV3 Sarja and MTV3 Fakta XL. MTV MEDIA represents C More pay-TV services in Finland. Also part of MTV MEDIA is mtv3.fi, one of Finland’s most popular online media, and Finland’s most-listened commercial radio station, Radio Nova.
MTV MEDIA is owned by the media company Bonnier AB. Founded in 1804, Bonnier is a Swedish family-owned corporation owning 175 companies in more than 16 countries. Bonnier's areas of business include corporate magazines, newspapers, books, periodicals, cinema and music in addition to electronic media. Bonnier employs a total of approximately 11,000 people. Jonas Bonnier is the CEO of Bonnier AB.
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Press Contacts:
Jennifer Weingroff
CBS Studios International
323 575 5460
Luke Fredberg
CBS Studios International
020 7021 1099
