Warner signs pay per view VoD deal in the UAE

MUMBAI: Emirates Cable TV and Multimedia (E-Vision) has signed an agreement with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) to bring feature films from Warner Bros. to viewers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The partnership allows E-Vision to show movies and offer them through its pay-per-view service (eView).

This agreement allows E-Vision to provide the latest titles—including Superman Returns, Flags of Our Fathers, Happy Feet and The Departed to all customers in the UAE. The service will also show movies from the Warner Bros. Entertainment library, including the Lord of the Rings and Matrix trilogies.

E-VIsion CEO Humaid Sahoo says, “This deal is fantastic for E-Vision consumers. Bringing the latest blockbuster movies to the UAE complements our objective of delivering the best quality content to our customers. E-Vision cautiously chooses its offerings in line with customer feedback and requests to guarantee that all its offerings completely comply with its customers‘ needs.

“This initiative is expected to witness great response from all our customers, especially that it delivers exclusive titles from one of the leading studios in Hollywood.”