Stan lands landmark deal with NBC Universal as they enter multi-year exclusive content partnership

Australian streaming platform Stan has secured a new content deal with global entertainment giant NBC Universal.

The multi-year partnership, announced on Wednesday, will increase the caliber of programs and films available on the streaming service Down Under.

Stan’s deal will reintroduce iconic favourites to fans, while debuting exciting new titles and hosting an expanded lineup of blockbuster feature film franchises. 

With eight streaming services available to Australian consumers, Stan’s new deal helps set them apart with exclusive content viewers want to watch. 

Stan will become the Australian home of new productions from Sky Studios and NBCUniversal International Studios and Universal Studio Group.

The deal will also see Stan become the exclusive home of new DreamWorks Animation TV shows, in addition to NBCUniversal’s acclaimed children’s programming; as well as iconic scripted library TV series and hundreds of blockbusters films from NBCUniversal’s catalogue.

Dystopian drama Brave New World will premiere exclusively on Stan, while other upcoming series produced for Peacock coming exclusively to Stan include: Dr. Death; Angelyne; Rutherford Falls; the highly anticipated new Saved by the Bell; and the all-new Punky Brewster. 

Stan will be the exclusive home to exciting new content from NBCUniversal International Studios, including Lady Parts – an anarchic, laugh-out-loud music comedy following a Muslim female punk band. 

Sky UK’s biggest original drama launch of the year, Gangs Of London, will also be added to Stan’s extensive library, as well as Sky Studios’ I Hate Suzie.

DreamWorks Animation series set to premiere exclusively on Stan include: Madagascar: A Little Wild, The Mighty Ones and TrollsTopia. 

A massive volume of movies and television series from the NBCUniversal and Sky Studios’ back-catalogues will soon arrive on Stan, including The Office, Will & Grace, Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock.

Stan’s Chief Executive Officer Mike Sneesby said: ‘This marks the first time an agreement combining series from Sky Studios, DreamWorks Animation and Peacock content produced by Universal Studio Group has been secured in Australia – the biggest new slate of premium scripted content to come to market in recent times.’

‘This landmark deal reflects the strength of NBCUniversal’s portfolio and reinforces Stan’s commitment to bring the world’s best programming to Australians through our most significant output partnership to date.’  

NBCUniversal’s President & CRO, Global Distribution & International, Belinda Menendez said: ‘We take great pride in the breadth and calibre of NBCUniversal’s content offering and are thrilled to expand our partnership with Stan and Nine through this deal.’