Sony Pictures Television sold its drama series “Outlander” across Latin America and Europe, bringing the total number of territories to 87.
The 16-episode series, based on the novels by Diana Gabaldon, is currently being shown on Starz in the U.S. Starz has already commissioned a second season.
SPT has bought “Outlander” for its streaming subscription-video-on-demand service Clarovideo in 14 markets across Latin America including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay beginning in mid-2015.
Viasat has picked up the rights for its SVOD service Viaplay in Denmark, Norway and Sweden; HBO in the Netherlands and Icelandic broadcaster 365 for SVOD and pay TV rights in their respective markets; and VRT for free-TV rights in Flemish-speaking Belgium. Irish Broadcaster RTE has also picked up the drama, which will air on RTE2 this fall.
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