NbuC-Universal and Viacom18’s Jio Cinema enter into an Extensive, Multi-year Partnership

India, May 29, 2023 – NBCUniversal (NBCU) and JioCinema, Viacom18’s streaming service, have entered into a multi-year partnership bringing 1000’s of hours of NBCU movies and TV collection to India. This partnership considerably bolsters JioCinema’s program providing and ensures that their viewers will have the ability to get pleasure from titles from NBCU’s world-renowned content material portfolio. That portfolio is fueled by Comcast NBCUniversal’s powerhouse manufacturing entities and manufacturers, which incorporates Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios, Universal Television Alternative Studio, Sky Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Bravo, and extra.

NBCU’s programming will reside in a Peacock branded hub beginning subsequent month on JioCinema’s newly introduced “JioCinema Premium” SVOD tier. Here, viewers may have entry to first-run collection like Young Rock, a heartfelt comedy starring international famous person Dwayne Johnson that tells the story of his life and the folks he’s met alongside the way in which; riveting motion thriller The Lazarus Project; and The Lovers, a darkly romantic comedic drama. Indian audiences also can get pleasure from Peacock Originals together with Bel-Air, a dramatic reimagining of the ‘90s comedy collection that starred Will Smith; Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, a spin-off collection starring Adam Devine who reprises his character from the hit movie; and The Calling, an investigative drama collection from Emmy® winner David E. Kelley, directed and government produced by Oscar® winner Barry Levinson, and co-composed by Oscar® winner Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro. Critically acclaimed and fan favourite dramas and comedies from NBCU’s huge library, together with Downton Abbey, Suits, The Office, Parks and Recreation and The Mindy Project, are additionally part of this deal.

Fans of actuality tv can even have the ability to take pleasure in all of the drama, laughter, and emotional highs and lows present in NBCU’s unscripted collection. Encompassed within the deal are reveals just like the vastly widespread The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules; along with Family Karma, which follows seven Indian-American associates as they navigate life, love, careers and expectations of their conventional households; and The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, a transformational present – narrated by Amy Poehler – the place three Swedes (an organizer, a designer and a psychologist), often called the ‘Death Cleaners,’ come to America to assist folks face mortality and remind us of all of the methods we’re alive.

Further contributing to JioCinema’s spectacular SVOD lineup at launch would be the streaming premieres of flicks from the enduring Hollywood studio, which has already amassed greater than $2 billion on the international field workplace up to now in 2023. This consists of DreamWorks Animation’s Oscar®-nominated Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and the sci-fi horror movie M3GAN, from James Wan (producer of The Conjuring, Annabelle) and Blumhouse. Joining these latest hits shall be movies within the blockbuster Jurassic, Bourne, Shrek, The Mummy and Pitch Perfect franchises.

Movies from the smash-hit Despicable Me/Minions and Fast franchises, together with the newly launched Fast X, in addition to The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the extremely anticipated IMAX-shot epic thriller Oppenheimer from Christopher Nolan, can even be heading to the service sooner or later.

This partnership leverages JioCinema’s attain and experience to introduce Indian audiences to the Peacock model and NBCU’s portfolio, whereas JioCinema cements its place as the biggest OTT service out there, now strengthened by an unprecedented quantity of best-in-class movies and collection from NBCU.