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31.01.2023 - 19:11 / deadline.com
Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to distribute Westworld and other key shows via FAST channels has materialized.
Deals have been struck with Roku and Tubi to launch branded channels this year, bringing more than 2,000 hours of programs in total to each service.
Deadline had reported WBD was likely to sell Westworld and other key titles to FAST channel providers in December, when it was pulled from HBO Max. That came amid a financial review of the HBO portfolio. Other shows, including The Nevers, Raised By Wolves and F-Boy Island were pulled at the same time, as WBD CEO David Zaslav eyed new ways to monetize his catalog. Tubi noted The Nevers is included in its agreement.
Following the deals, Westworld, The Bachelor, Cake Boss, Say Yes to the Dress and F-Boy Island will all join The Roku Channel in the spring through Warner Bros-branded channels, while Fox Corp-owned Tubi will launch 14 WB-branded channels and 225 titles on its platform. Westworld, Raised By Wolves and F-Boy Island are among them.
Sitting alongside the Roku channels will be hundreds of TV series and movies from the likes of HBO, HBO Max, Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Television.
Tubi’s deal includes 11 FAST channels focused on genres including lifestyle, homes, classic movies, education, mysteries and weddings and several others. New unscripted titles linear channel New titles and AVOD services will Cake Boss, My Cat From Hell, Breaking Amish and Caribbean Life.
Both agreements are for the same sets of content and are being described by sources as “co-exclusive.”
WBD and Roku called their deal “groundbreaking.” However, while Roku and Tubi are among the biggest players in FAST, the free-streaming
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