Disney and Sony Pictures have joined hands on a major multi-year content licensing agreement for the U.S. streaming and TV rights to Sony Pictures’ new theatrical releases across Disney’s vast portfolio of platforms including its VoD services, Disney+ and Hulu.
This also includes content from the animation studio Sony Pictures Animation (SPA). The deal also grants rights to a significant number of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s iconic library titles, ranging from the Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Hotel Transylvania franchises to Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Characters films, including Spider-Man. This deal enables Disney enormous programming potential across its platforms and makes them key destinations for a robust collection of Spider-Man films. Notably, the agreement provides Hulu access to a significant number of library titles beginning as early as this June.
Commenting on the deal, Sony Pictures Entertainment Worldwide Distribution and Networks president Keith Le Goy stated, “This groundbreaking agreement reconfirms the unique and enduring value of our movies to film lovers and the platforms and networks that serve them. We are thrilled to team up with Disney on delivering our titles to their viewers and subscribers. This agreement cements a key piece of our film distribution strategy, which is to maximise the value of each of our films, by making them available to consumers across all windows with a wide range of key partners.”
However, films like The Mitchells Vs The Machines and Wish Dragon won’t be included due its acquisition of film rights by Netflix.