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From ComingSoon.net ...

Turner gains network TV rights to entire Star Wars film series
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Global media company Turner has announced today they¹ve entered
a multi-year licensing agreement with Walt Disney Studios and
20th Century Fox, granting them the basic cable rights to the
entire Star Wars film series. The deal includes the network
premiere for five of the six original Star Wars films, last
year¹s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this year¹s Rogue One: A
Star Wars Story, and the next three yet-to-be-released films,
including Star Wars: Episode VIII, the Han Solo spin-off, and
Star Wars: Episode IX.

This deal, coupled with a separate arrangement with 20th
Century Fox, means TNT and TBS are the only home on basic cable
for all 11 films in the Star Wars saga.

³The Star Wars movies and characters are beloved across
generations, captivating audiences and breaking box office
records around the globe for nearly four decades,² said Deborah
K. Bradley, executive vice president of networks optimization,
content strategy and commercialization for Turner. ³Through
this deal, TNT and TBS will be the exclusive basic cable home
of one of the most iconic, enduring and valuable movie
franchises of all time, giving viewers the chance to watch this
amazing collection from the very beginning.²

The Star Wars films will come to Turner beginning Tuesday,
September 20, when TNT kicks off six consecutive nights of the
original classic films. The movies will also air in December,
in conjunction with Disney¹s theatrical release of Rogue One: A
Star Wars Story. TNT is set to premiere last year¹s blockbuster
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in early 2018, followed in 2019
with this year¹s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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