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10-18-2019, 08:05 PM
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-18/-south-park-nears-500-million-deal-for-u-s-streaming-rights
Viacom and South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are expecting to share between $450 million and $500 million for five-year streaming rights to the long-running Comedy Central animated series, according to Bloomberg News. "As many as a half-dozen companies" are vying for South Park, which is currently available to stream on Hulu, Bloomberg reports. Viacom, Parker and Stone expect a deal to be done by the end of 2019, with the winning bidder revealed as early as this weekend. The $500 million figure would put South Park on par with Comcast's recent $500 million deal for The Office and Netflix's recent $500 million deal for Seinfeld. South Park is a hot commodity after 23 seasons because it's still one of the most-watched shows among young men and Comedy Central has already renewed it for another three more seasons (https://www.primetimer.com/item/South-Park-earns-another-three-season-renewal-YESaoX). UPDATE: Netflix is no longer in the mix, reports Variety (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/bidding-war-for-south-park-u-s-streaming-rights-could-hit-500-million-1203375769/).
South Park streaming rights land on HBO Max in a deal worth more than $500 million (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/south-park-stream-exclusively-hbo-max-1203387212/)
The streaming rights to South Park will go from Hulu to HBO Max starting in June 2020. The five-year deal covers South Park's 23 seasons plus the three seasons that Comedy Central have ordered. Variety says the deal is valued at between $500 million and $500 million. New South Park episodes will appear on HBO Max 24 hours after their original airing on Comedy Central.
Viacom and South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are expecting to share between $450 million and $500 million for five-year streaming rights to the long-running Comedy Central animated series, according to Bloomberg News. "As many as a half-dozen companies" are vying for South Park, which is currently available to stream on Hulu, Bloomberg reports. Viacom, Parker and Stone expect a deal to be done by the end of 2019, with the winning bidder revealed as early as this weekend. The $500 million figure would put South Park on par with Comcast's recent $500 million deal for The Office and Netflix's recent $500 million deal for Seinfeld. South Park is a hot commodity after 23 seasons because it's still one of the most-watched shows among young men and Comedy Central has already renewed it for another three more seasons (https://www.primetimer.com/item/South-Park-earns-another-three-season-renewal-YESaoX). UPDATE: Netflix is no longer in the mix, reports Variety (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/bidding-war-for-south-park-u-s-streaming-rights-could-hit-500-million-1203375769/).
South Park streaming rights land on HBO Max in a deal worth more than $500 million (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/south-park-stream-exclusively-hbo-max-1203387212/)
The streaming rights to South Park will go from Hulu to HBO Max starting in June 2020. The five-year deal covers South Park's 23 seasons plus the three seasons that Comedy Central have ordered. Variety says the deal is valued at between $500 million and $500 million. New South Park episodes will appear on HBO Max 24 hours after their original airing on Comedy Central.