{"id":2236426,"date":"2026-01-15T19:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2236426"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:04:21","slug":"netflix-inks-exclusive-worldwide-pay-1-licensing-deal-with-sony-pictures-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/netflix-inks-exclusive-worldwide-pay-1-licensing-deal-with-sony-pictures-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Inks Exclusive Worldwide Pay-1 Licensing Deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-327360\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>The Nightingale<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-name\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/author\/tkmpneditor\/\" title=\"Posts by Thomas K. Arnold\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Thomas K. Arnold<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-date\">January 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) on Jan. 15 announced an exclusive global Pay-1 licensing deal that gives Netflix sole rights to stream Sony Pictures movies worldwide after their theatrical and transactional home entertainment windows.<\/p>\n<p>Hailed as an industry-first, the deal will roll out gradually starting later this year as individual territory rights become available, with full global availability on Netflix in early 2029.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the deal, Netflix will also license rights to select SPE feature film and television library titles.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix currently has Pay-1 rights to SPE\u2019s feature films in select territories including the United States, Germany, and Southeast Asia. Hit films from the current deal include <em>Uncharted<\/em>, <em>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em>, <em>It Ends With Us<\/em>, <em>Anyone But You<\/em>, and <em>Venom: The Last Dance<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur members all over the world love movies and giving them exclusive access to Sony\u2019s much loved films adds incredible value to their subscriptions,\u201d said Lauren Smith, VP of Licensing and Programming Strategy at Netflix. \u201cSony\u2019s impressive slate of iconic film franchises \u2026 and originals \u2026 have been popular with our U.S. audience and now we\u2019re excited to expand that offering to our members all around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur partnership with Netflix has always been incredibly valuable,\u201d said Paul Littmann, EVP of Global Distribution for Sony Pictures Television. \u201cThis new Pay-1 deal takes that partnership to the next level and reinforces the enduring appeal of our theatrical releases to Netflix\u2019s global audience. It also further underscores the strength of our independence and unique ability to create meaningful opportunities that benefit our creative stakeholders, consumers, and world-class partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of the first SPE feature film titles that will stream on Netflix as part of the new deal include <em>The Nightingale<\/em>, the anticipated adaptation of Kristin Hannah\u2019s novel starring Dakota and Elle Fanning together for the first time; Sony Pictures Animation\u2019s <em>Buds<\/em>; Nintendo\u2019s live-action <em>The Legend of Zelda<\/em>; <em>Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse<\/em>, the conclusion to the Spider-Verse trilogy; and Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes\u2019 four Beatles films.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-posts\">\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-post-content\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/sony-pictures-and-legendary-entertainment-ink-distribution-deal\/\">Sony Pictures and Legendary Entertainment Ink Distribution Deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group and Legendary Entertainment Nov. 28 announced a new multiyear worldwide film distribution partnership under which Sony Pictures will market and distribute Legendary\u2019s new upcoming theatrical motion picture titles. 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Through nine months of the fiscal year, revenue topped $692\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mediaplaynews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nightingale Thomas K. Arnold January 15, 2026 Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) on Jan. 15 announced an exclusive global Pay-1 licensing deal that gives Netflix sole rights to stream Sony Pictures movies worldwide after their theatrical and transactional home entertainment windows. 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