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ABC Family Buys “Potter” Rights
28-Sep-2008
Written by: Phillecia Cochran
ABC Family strikes deal with Warner Bros.
ABC Family has secured cable rights to the “Harry Potter” series by purchasing the rights to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, as well as Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, 10 months before its theatrical debut.
The “Potter” series’ first four films are already under contract with the family network. The senior VP of program acquisitions and scheduling for ABC Family says the movies are a staple of the network’s annual “25 Days of Christmas” programming, and often get key time slots.
Variety reports that ABC Family also bought exclusive rights to Happy Feet, and Nancy Drew, while acquiring second play rights to Fred Claus behind TBS, and TMNT behind Cartoon Network.
Source: Variety
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