Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 19 : 29-Jan-16

Australian subscription video-on-demand provider Stan has secured a content deal with CBS Corporation-owned US cable TV network Showtime. The exclusive arrangement will give Stan exclusive local rights to all new Showtime content for at least five years, as well as its existing catalogue of TV shows. Stan, which is a joint venture between Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Company, is believed to have about 700,000 gross subscribers.

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