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Broadcasting & Cable, December, 2001
ABC outbid rival networks, paying upwards of $140 million for the broadcast rights to the first two Harry Potter films. The sequel to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is expected to arrive in theaters next November. The split-window deal allows Disney to run the films on ABC and co owned cable networks Disney Channel and newcomer ABC Family.
Disney gets the broadcast rights to each film for 10 years. Both Warner Bros. films will air on HBO prior to their broadcast debuts.
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