Viacom's Paramount Pictures inks deal with Chinese film companies

Reuters

Published Jan 19, 2017 04:56PM ET

Viacom's Paramount Pictures inks deal with Chinese film companies

(Reuters) - Viacom's Paramount Pictures has signed a three-year deal with two Chinese film companies, Shanghai Film Group and Huahua Media, the companies said on Thursday.

As part of the agreement, Shanghai Film Group and Huahua Media will co-finance Paramount's full film slate.