Italia Film International and beIN Media Group have signed a five-year multi-million dollar content output deal. The deal will enable beIN to acquire more than 600 movie titles. Italia Film International is an established film distribution company operating in the Middle East. The company is an exclusive theatrical sub-distributor for Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel and Lucas […]
Italia Film International and beIN Media Group have signed a five-year multi-million dollar content output deal. The deal will enable beIN to acquire more than 600 movie titles.
Italia Film International is an established film distribution company operating in the Middle East. The company is an exclusive theatrical sub-distributor for Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel and Lucas Films for the last 22 years. The company also has distribution relationships with major Hollywood studios such as Dreamworks, Film Nation, The Weinstein, Arclight and Lotus Entertainment. It is also involved in financing, development and production of films in partnership with talents, producers, Directors And Leading Film Companies In Hollywood.
Over the last few years, Italia Film International has expanded its film distribution business to Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
This is the most significant deal for Italia Films as it positions us as a major force across various content platforms. beIN is an ideal partner for Italia Films as beIN has proven to be a major force in pay TV industry in MENA. beINs entry into entertainment content will create value for its subscribers in the region. We are proud to be part of their aggressive expansion drive, said Giuseppe Vincenti, CEO & Partner at Italia Film International.
Commenting on the deal, Yousef Al-Obaidly, Deputy CEO of beIN Media Group, said, beIN is committed to bringing the best family entertainment to its subscribers throughout MENA. This deal with Italia Film gives beIN access to leading Hollywood content. We are aware of Italia Films ability to secure very prominent Hollywood content assets and hence we are confident that we will be able to bring major Hollywood blockbusters exclusively to beIN subscribers.