HBO and Summit Entertainment announced today that HBO will air Summit films that are released theatrically starting in January 2013. The full press release:
Summit Entertainment and HBO have entered into an exclusive output agreement through which the leading pay television network will release the studios slate of films that arrive in theaters beginning in January 2013 through the end of 2017. The agreement makes Summit the only minimajor to maintain an exclusive output arrangement with HBO. The announcement was made today by Bruce Grivetti, President, Film Programming of HBO, and Rob Friedman, Co-Chairman and CEO of Summit Entertainment.
We are extremely happy to have Summit Entertainment as our newest partner, said Grivetti. HBO is committed to delivering the best filmed entertainment to our subscribers and we believe Summit, an innovative and exciting producer, will play a vital role in the fulfillment of this promise.
We are proud to be in business with HBO and have our films programmed alongside many of the industrys leading studios, said Friedman. HBO continues to consistently produce quality original programming mixed with exciting sports and feature film programming and we look forward to a very productive relationship.
Summit Entertainment films expected to appear on HBO include the studios re-imagination of the popular epic adventure HIGHLANDER, ENDERS GAME based on the award-winning novel written by Orson Scott Card; and epic 3D production POMPEII.
Summit Entertainment’s President of Domestic Television Distribution Alex Fragen, and HBOs Senior Vice President of Film Programming Doris Casap represented the studio and network in negotiations.
