{"id":2237317,"date":"2026-01-16T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2237317"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:41:09","slug":"netflix-sony-pictures-entertainment-sign-pay-1-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/netflix-sony-pictures-entertainment-sign-pay-1-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix, Sony Pictures Entertainment sign Pay-1 deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) have agreed global Pay-1 licensing deal. I <\/span><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">Under the agreement, Netflix will become the exclusive streaming destination of Sony Pictures\u2019 films following their theatrical runs and VoD releases for the first 18 months, after which they will go to Disney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The new arrangement will roll out gradually starting later this year as individual territory rights become available, with full global availability on Netflix in early 2029. As part of this deal, Netflix will also license rights to select SPE feature film and television library titles.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">Netflix currently has Pay-1 rights to SPE\u2019s feature films in select territories including the US, Germany, and across Southeast Asia. Titles from the current deal include <\/span><em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eNWzTq\">Uncharted, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/span><\/em>,<em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eNWzTq\"> It Ends With Us, Anyone But You<\/span><\/em> (pictured) <span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">and <\/span><em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eNWzTq\">Venom: The Last Dance<\/span><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">\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 commented Lauren Smith, Vice President of Licensing and Programming Strategy at Netflix. \u201cSony\u2019s impressive slate of iconic film franchises like <\/span><em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eNWzTq\">Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/span><\/em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\"> and originals like <\/span><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eNWzTq\"><em>Anyone But You<\/em> <\/span><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">have been popular with our US audience and now we\u2019re excited to expand that offering to our members all around the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">\u201cOur partnership with Netflix has always been incredibly valuable,\u201d added Paul Littmann, EVP of Global Distribution, 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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">Some of the future SPE feature film titles that will stream on Netflix as part of the new deal include <\/span><em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eNWzTq\">The Nightingale<\/span><\/em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">, an adaptation of Kristin Hannah\u2019s celebrated novel starring Dakota and Elle Fanning together for the first time; Sony Pictures Animation\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eNWzTq\">Buds<\/span><\/em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">; Nintendo\u2019s live-action <\/span><em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eNWzTq\">The Legend of Zelda<\/span><\/em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">; <\/span><em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eNWzTq\">Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse<\/span><\/em><span class=\"article-contentstyles__ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 eBrxqM\">, the conclusion to the <em>Spider-Verse<\/em> trilogy; and Sam Mendes\u2019 four Beatles films.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Financial terms were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\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.advanced-television.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) have agreed global Pay-1 licensing deal. I Under the agreement, Netflix will become the exclusive streaming destination of Sony Pictures\u2019 films following their theatrical runs and VoD releases for the first 18 months, after which they will go to Disney. 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