Sony Films to Stream on Netflix Worldwide in New Deal
Key Points:
- Sony Pictures Entertainment has signed a groundbreaking multiyear global Pay-1 licensing deal with Netflix, expanding their existing domestic partnership to include worldwide streaming of Sony films after their theatrical and home entertainment windows.
- The previous U.S. deal, valued at $2.5 billion and expiring at the end of this year, will be succeeded by the new agreement starting in early 2027, while international rollout will begin later this year and conclude globally by early 2029.
- Netflix will also gain rights to select Sony Pictures Entertainment feature film and television library titles as part of the deal, enhancing its content offerings for subscribers worldwide.
- Upcoming Sony titles to stream globally on Netflix include Nintendo’s live-action The Legend of Zelda, Spider