June 4, 2024
Under the arrangement, OSN holds the exclusive regional rights to all new Max Originals content and first premiere rights to Warner Bros. Pictures. OSN has secured the rights to all-new first-run Max Originals and Warner Bros. Pictures feature films in an exclusive multi-year agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
MENA - Middle East broadcaster OSN has recently entered
into an exclusive multi-year deal with Warner Bros Discovery. This agreement
grants OSN subscribers’ access to a variety of exciting content.
Max Originals and
Warner Bros Pictures Feature Films: OSN will have rights to new Max Originals
and Warner Bros Pictures feature films. Subscribers in the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region will be able to enjoy these titles following their
theatrical and home entertainment runs. Some of the films included in the deal
are Barbie, Wonka, Dune: Part Two, and Godzilla x Kong: The New
Empire, along with Max Originals like Dune: Prophecy and The Penguin.
Expanded Content
Libraries: The agreement also covers new Warner Bros Network, Off-Network, and
CW series, further enhancing OSN’s content offerings.
CEO’s Statement: Joe
Kawkabani, the group CEO at OSN, expressed excitement about the partnership,
stating, "Today we strengthen our longstanding partnership with Warner
Bros Discovery with yet another exclusive deal that will further expand OSN+
and OSNtv’s content libraries and bring the studio’s biggest global films and
new Max Originals to our platforms first."