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As part of a series of deals with Netflix, Univision will soon air the streaming platform’s original series Narcos on its linear television network. The Spanish network will also air Netflix’s Spanish language series Club de Cuervos via UniMas. According to The Wall Street Journal, however, the deal does not include on-demand or streaming rights. Additionally, Univision will also co-produce the planned El Chapo series for Netflix, which is aiming for a 2017 premiere.
Whether inadvertently or not, the revolutionary deal creates a brand new outlet for both past and present original content produced by some of today’s biggest streaming-only platforms. For Netflix, the deal serves to introduce and encourage Hispanic audiences to sign up for the platform. For Univision, who paid a nominal fee for the rights to air the content, the deal serves to bolster their declining ratings.
In other news…
Details regarding a new Apple TV component for BitTorrent Live, a legal new live television streaming platform from the former pirating site, were unveiled earlier today. The new app, which will be available via iOS and Android by June, features peer-to-peer broadcasts of free (for now) content. [The Verge]
At Cannes earlier today, Netflix nabbed director Jeremy Rush’s action film Wheelman starring Captain America: Civil War’s Frank Grillo for approximately $10 million. The platform also secured Iraqi War drama Sandcastle starring Henry Cavill for $13 million. [Deadline]
The very first image of Peter Serafinowicz on set as The Tick for Amazon’s upcoming Prime Video reboot has leaked online. The brand new original series, titled The Tick Returns, has again recruited creator Ben Edlund and Patrick Warburton as an executive producer. [Digital Spy]
Netflix released an official trailer for its upcoming Indian original comedy titled Brahman Naman. The 80s-esque film, which follows a group of twenty-something-year-olds on a quest to lose their virginity, will premiere worldwide on July 7th:
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