“STS Media” Holding buys back the main part of the library of Yellow, Black & White Studio from Alexander Karmanov`s Solaris Promo Production, says “Kommersant” according to sources close to the holding companies.

Solaris previously purchased content of YBW in the interests of the company “Gazprom-media entertainment television” (RTV GPM), which preparing to launch the channel Super from January. This library was going to become the basis of its broadcast. However “STS Media” wants to bring back some of television franchises that still can be damp, such as “Roof of the World” (Krysha Mira), “Traffic light” (Svetofor), “Dayosh Molodyozh” and others.

Dmitry Chernyshenko, CEO of “Gazprom-media”, has no objection to such sale. According to him, the basic decision is made, the deal is going, but for less money than Solaris paid.

The producers call this deal unprecedented for the market. For many years YBW was producing content for STS, creating a number of successful sitcoms and shows. STS did not take all the rights from them, but bought a certain number of showing. YBW was interested in the sale to “STS Media” and spent years waiting for an offer. In the end, YBW got the best deal from GPM RTV and Solaris.

Despite the fact that “STS Media” has managed to bring back the library of YBW, the Studio still plans to continue to work with GPM RTV. It will finish the series “Ivanovy-Ivanovy” for STS, and then will produce “Super” and make premiers for it. A source close to “STS Media” said that the library of YBW still can be monetized on different channels of the holding.

A source close to “Gazprom-media” says that the Holding company originally did not plan to build a channel on the library of YBW, “Super” is created as a separate broadcasting channel. There will be foreign projects, films and animation on the launch of broadcast – all this YBW if buying now, plus some other projects, which rights are still belong to the Studio. In addition, part of the library of TNT will be moved to “Super”, including several premieres, which channel plans to announce to advertisers today. Now YBW has 4 series in launch for “Super”, it is scheduled 10-12 Premiers for 2018.

SOURCE: SOSTAV