CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL AND TV NORWAY CONCLUDE MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-PLATFORM VOLUME DEAL RENEWAL

CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL AND TV 2 NORWAY CONCLUDE MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-PLATFORM VOLUME DEAL RENEWAL Published on: 10/07/2014 | All 2014 Press Releases

CBS Studios International and leading Norwegian broadcaster, TV 2 Norway, announced today the renewal of their long-standing multi-year volume deal to broadcast current and future network series.

The new deal expands the licensing agreement to include CBS programming on TV 2 Norway's subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, Sumo.

Returning to TV 2 Norway will be hit CBS shows like UNDER THE DOME, as well as new shows from the fall slate, including the sophisticated political drama MADAM SECRETARY, which premiered in the U.S. to an audience 14.8 million people, and the high-octane drama SCORPION, which also debuted recently in the U.S. to an impressive 13.8 million viewers.

Barry Chamberlain, President of Sales, CBS Studios International, said: TV 2 is a terrific home for some of CBS's biggest shows and we are excited to continue this long-running partnership. In today's digital world, audiences consume content in many different ways, and this deal demonstrates CBS's commitment to provide our partners with world-class programming across all platforms.

Nina Lorgen Flemmen, Director of Acquisitions, TV 2 Norway, said: TV 2 and CBS Studios International have a long history together, and we are excited to continue the long tradition. We have high hopes for the continuation of this partnership, which we hope will continue bringing innovating shows with high production quality and great storytelling. We are also excited to be able to offer these shows on our OTT platform Sumo.

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 17 channels in 22 languages across 90 territories, reaching more than 60 million international households. CBS Studios International also exports a diverse lineup 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 TV 2 Norway

TV 2 AS is one of Norway's leading multimedia companies, owned by Egmont. The main channel TV 2 was launched in 1992 and is still the number one commercial broadcaster in Norway.

TV 2 AS now operates ten TV channels in addition to TV 2 . Among the portfolio you will find the male skewing channel TV 2 Zebra , the female companion TV 2 Bliss , TV2 The News Channel , TV 2 The Sports Channel in addition to an assortment of pay-channels (mainly sports). TV 2 AS also operates a very successful OTT platform TV 2 Sumo which carries Premier League, catch up from our linear channels and a wide variety of SVOD programming. TV 2 AS is part of the European Broadcasting Union and was in 2014 the proud host of the Olympics and The World Cup in Brazil. The top entertainment shows on TV 2 includes local versions of the international hit formats IDOL, Farmer wants a wife and Strictly Come Dancing, among others.

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