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C More and Starz Enter into Exclusive Content Licensing Agreement for Upcoming STARZ Original ProgrammingC More Entertainment, Starz Digital, and Starz Worldwide Distribution announced a new multi-year content licensing output agreement that provides C More with the exclusive first-run SVOD and Pay TV rights in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland to a wide collection of upcoming STARZ Original programming and other licensed movie content. As part of the agreement, new STARZ Original series, including "Ash vs Evil Dead," "Flesh and Bone," and "The Girlfriend Experience," will premiere exclusively on C More shortly after each episode's initial U.S. premiere. The deal also includes premiere rights to the first STARZ Original movie, The Dresser. In addition, C More customers will be able to stream past seasons of hit STARZ Original series, "Power," "Black Sails," and "Survivor's Remorse," as well as the complete series of "The White Queen," "Magic City," and "Party Down." "C More is constantly adding new content to the best entertainment service in the market. Our customers will now get access to Starz's newest high-quality original series, which they can stream whenever they wish. They will also have access to a compelling selection of independent movies to complement the groundbreaking original programming," says Manfred Aronsson, CEO at C More. Mara Winokur, SVP, Digital at Starz, added, "Starz is very pleased to enter into this comprehensive output deal with C More. C More is a well-established regional partner that not only shares our vision for showcasing the premium quality of STARZ Original programming to viewers across the region, but also shares our commitment to satisfying this audience's growing preference for multiplatform viewing." About C More Entertainment C More Entertainment is the leading premium Pay-TV provider in the Nordic region. The company offers a premium Pay-TV offer under the brand C More. C More's bundle of channels offers a great variety of exclusive TV premieres of movies from top Hollywood studios as well as others, award-winning series and exclusive broadcasts from the most popular national and international sport leagues. The customer can also choose subscribing to sports only, or films and series only. All content is also available in the C More internet based play service. About Starz Digital Starz Digital is the global digital and on-demand licensing arm of Starz and a leading multiplatform distributor of independent feature films in North America. Starz Digital distributes STARZ Original series and entertainment programming for select media companies including The Weinstein Company and AMC Networks. Starz Digital is a Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) business, www.starz.com. About Starz Worldwide Distribution Starz Worldwide Distribution (www.starzglobal.com) is the global television licensing arm of Starz. Starz Worldwide Distribution licenses STARZ Original series and is a leading distributor of other owned and licensed third party programming including movies, television series, documentaries, children's programming, and other video content. Starz Worldwide Distribution is a Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) business, www.starz.com.
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