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"ITV has agreed an exclusive licensing deal with NBC Universal Television Distribution for access to a range of new and library TV shows and films. Under the deal, a raft of NBC Universal&amp;#039;s new movies will make their TV premiere in the UK on ITV&amp;#039;s family of channels - ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4. Forthcoming movie highlights include Mamma Mia, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Boat That Rocked, Hot Fuzz and The Bourne Ultimatum.  The deal will also see detective drama Monk joining ITV1 daytime, and a further run of classic cop series Ironside airing on ITV3. &amp;quot;This is a landmark deal encompassing hundreds of feature films for the entire ITV family of channels,&amp;quot; said ITV&amp;#039;s director digital channels and acquisitions Zai Bennett.  &amp;quot;With titles ranging from the free TV premiere of Mamma Mia to Public Enemies and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, NBC Universal&amp;#039;s feature films are a perfect fit with ITV and we&amp;#039;re delighted to be continuing our long relationship with the studio.&amp;quot; NBC Universal International Television Distribution president Belinda Menendez added: &amp;quot;We couldn&amp;#039;t be happier to build upon our longstanding and successful relationship with ITV.  &amp;quot;They have been terrific collaborators in the UK and are masters at promoting NBC Universal titles to a very broad audience.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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