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The eight-film library had been available on HBO Max when that service launched in May.
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00:00Mr. Potter, our new celebrity.
00:04Some magical news for Potterheads,
00:06the Harry Potter films have found a new streaming home.
00:08The eight-film franchise will start streaming
00:10on NBCUniversal's Peacock service in October.
00:13The company said Wednesday
00:14that the movies will be available in Windows,
00:16meaning they will come on and off the platform
00:19over the next six months and into 2021.
00:21The films were available on HBO Max
00:23at the time of its May launch,
00:24but the company announced in July
00:26they would leave the service in August.
00:28The Chamber of Secrets has indeed been opened.
00:31Unless the culprit is caught,
00:33it is likely the school will be closed.
00:35The Harry Potter movies are a case study
00:36in how complicated the rights negotiations are
00:39for Crown Jewel film and TV properties.
00:41The films were produced and distributed
00:43by WarnerMedia's Warner Bros. Studio from 2001 to 2011.
00:47They grossed more than $2 billion at the US box office.
00:50But in 2016, WarnerMedia struck a widespread deal with NBCU
00:54that gave it the television and digital rights
00:56to the franchise through 2025.
00:59WarnerMedia struck a short-term deal with NBCU
01:01to make the films available on HBO Max for its May launch.
01:04Let's finish this the way we started.
01:07Together.
01:10For more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:13For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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