ITVX inks deal with StudioCanal
James R | On 04, Mar 2023
ITVX has inked a deal with StudioCanal to give subscribers access to the distributor’s film catalogue.
The deal will see over 400 films added to the subscription tier of the ITV streaming platform, which is available from £5.99 per month. ITVX Premium also includes access to BritBox’s catalogue and all of ITVX’s wide range of content ad-free.
The films hail from the StudioCanal Presents subscription streaming channel, which includes family favourites Paddington and Paddington 2, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, and treasured classics such as The Railway Children starring Jenny Agutter. It also incorporates home grown and international films such as Legend starring Tom Hardy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy starring Gary Oldman, Non Stop starring Liam Neeson, The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Apocalypse Now starring Marlon Brando, David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth and The Deer Hunter, starring Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken.
The regularly evolving selection caters to action/ adventure fans with films including Rambo, Rush directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, and 80s classic Highlander. Fans of romantic drama can look forward to The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society starring Lily James, while comedy fans can enjoy favourites like Alan Patridge: Alpha Papa and the acclaimed Four Lions directed by Chris Morris.
StudioCanal Presents also offers TV series such as Hannibal, the prequel series to The Silence of the Lambs; Russell T Davies’ dystopian drama Years and Years;, all eight seasons of popular French procedural Spiral, hip-hop drama All the Way Up and cult Danish thriller Below the Surface.
ITV’s Director of Content Partnerships, Streaming, Laura Franses commented: ‘We are thrilled to announce our partnership with STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS. This fantastic collection of films and television series is the perfect addition to ITVX Premium.’