Disney could look to regulate its Star Wars airing rights, report says

von Satoshi Nakamoto · 04.08.2018

Disney is reportedly asking Turner Broadcasting to offer again the rights to Star Wars movies.

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Disney could look to evolve its present cable deal relating to Star Wars rights forward of the launch of its streaming service.

In response to Bloomberg, The Walt Disney Firm has made an inquiry to Turner Broadcasting about adjusting their 2016 deal that provides Turner the rights to air the Star Wars films. Turner, which is owned by AT&T, at present has the rights till 2024 to point out a lot of the films on its cable networks, which within the US embody TNT and TBS, in addition to streaming on the web.

Nevertheless, a Disney rep has advised CNET that whereas a dialog has taken place about probably amending the present Turner deal to replicate the present market and enterprise wants, there has to date been no dialogue about shopping for again the rights relating to the cable tv window that this deal covers.

CNET has additionally reached out to Turner Broadcasting for remark and didn't instantly hear again.

The rights had been offered to Turner in 2016 in a deal mentioned to be price $275 million earlier than Disney introduced plans to launch its personal streaming service. To complicate issues additional, a separate deal was lower with 20th Century Fox for the primary Star Wars film, A New Hope, Selection reported on the time.

The deal Disney has with Turner is separate from Disney's Netflix settlement, which at present permits Star Wars films on the latter service. Disney's Netflix deal ends on the finish of the yr, and in 2019 the corporate will launch its personal streaming service.