Disney buys Potter TV rights for £149m

Media giant Disney has bought the rights to show the Harry Potter film on American television for £49m, it was announced today.

Fri, 30 Nov, 2001 - 17:39

Media giant Disney has bought the rights to show the Harry Potter film on American television for £49m, it was announced today.

And the firm has also snapped up the rights to the next Harry Potter film for £42 million - despite the fact it has only just begun shooting and Disney chiefs have not seen any footage from it.

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