Modern Times Group In Twentieth Century Fox Distribution Pact

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Swedish broadcaster Modern Times Group AB (MTG-B.SK) said Thursday that Viasat Broadcasting has signed an exclusive four year pan-Scandinavian distribution agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.

 
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-The deal covers the broadcasting of a range of movies and TV series on Viasat's Scandinavian free-TV channels, as well as the online and mobile rights to the Hollywood Studio's content for the Viaplay multi-screen online video streaming service.

-The four year deal starts from 2012.

-The agreement covers first run rights to recently released Fox feature films including Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Black Swan, Never Let Me Go, The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, Gulliver's Travels and X-Men: First Class.

-The agreement also provides access to classic library titles.

-Viasat has also acquired all first run rights to Fox U.S. network television TV series produced from the beginning of 2012.

-In addition, the agreement provides Viasat with the rights to library TV titles and U.S. network TV movies and mini-series.

-TV viewers in Scandinavia will be able to watch on Viasat's nine free-TV channels (TV3, TV3 HD, TV6, TV8, TV3+, TV3+ HD, Viasat4, TV3 Puls and TV10).

-The same selection will also be available via web-connected devices from Viaplay, which includes free-TV catch-up services (TV3 Play in Sweden and Norway, TV3 Gensyn in Denmark, TV6 Play and TV8 Play in Sweden, Viasat 4 Play in Norway, and TV3+ Gensyn and TV3 Puls Gensyn in Denmark), as well as pay-TV video-on-demand services.

-Shares closed Wednesday at SEK426.

-By Dominic Chopping; Dow Jones Newswires; [phone]; [e-mail]