Warner Bros. International Television Distribution Signs Pay Television Deal With Germany’s Premiere

(June 23, 2003 – Munich, Germany & Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has signed a new multi-year pay-per-view and pay television deal with Germany’s Premiere, extending a shorter-term deal the two companies stuck last October, it was announced today by Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, President, Warner Bros. International, and George Kofler, CEO, Premiere. The multi-year deal, which was negotiated by WBITD by Simon D. Kenny, Senior Vice President, Europe, and Sylvia Rothblum, Managing Director, German-Speaking Territories, WBITD and Premiere’s Managing Director Hans Seger, calls for the pay-per-view rights to a raft of films, including “Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets,” “Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers,” “The Matrix Reloaded,” “Goodbye Lenin,” “Two Weeks Notice,” “Analyze That” and “About Schmidt” as well as the pay television rights to a selection of films that include “Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets,” “Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers,” “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Blade 2: Bloodhunt,” “Scooby-Doo,” “Rush Hour 2” and “Murder By Numbers.” “As we stated last year when we did our deal with Premiere, we believe in the future of pay television in Germany,” said Schlesinger. “By extending our deal and making it a longer commitment, we are pleased to help Premiere maintain its promise to subscribers to supply the best of Hollywood films in the marketplace, first, unedited and without interruption and, as a result, sustain existing subscribers as well as recruit new ones.” “We’re proud to present our subscribers in Germany and Austria with an extraordinary film experience,” said Kofler. “The Warner Bros. Studio output of first-run films support will help realize our ambition to offer Germany’s finest television service.” # # #