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MTG names Scandi content chief
Modern Times Group’s Danish programme director has been promoted to chief content officer for the…
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Plus TV write-down hits DNA profit
Finnish service provider DNA’s profit for the quarter to September took a hit from the…
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TV4’s Beck-Friis named as Bonnier’s digital chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster’s TV4 Group’s vice-president, Cecilia Beck-Friis, has been given an…
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DNA cloud TV service passes milestone
Finnish telecom operator DNA’s Welho MatkaTV cloud TV service has now passed the milestone of…
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Finnish deal for English Club TV
English-language teaching channel English Club TV has secured a deal with Finnish technology provider and…
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DNA pushes forward with DTT reorganisation
Finnish cable and telecom operator is transferring the MTV Sport 2 and MTV Fakta pay…
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MTG’s Viaplay to offer Disney Movies on Demand in the Nordics
Modern Times Group-owned streaming service Viaplay has signed a deal with Disney Nordic to offer…
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DNA makes Viasat Sport offering available to DTT subscribers
Finnish service provider DNA is to carry Modern Times Group’s Viasat Sport channel package on…
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Finland’s MTV chooses Ericsson for playout
Bonner Group-owned Finnish broadcaster MTV has hired Ericsson to provide broadcast and media services including…
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WWE Network gets global OTT launch
Over-the-top wrestling channel WWE Network has launched outside the US for the first time. The…
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Telenet buys 50% of De Vijver Media
Telenet has bought a 50% stake in Belgium’s De Vijver Media, after buying Finnish media…
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France Télévisions and the BBC top Eurovision Connect Awards winners
France Télévisions has won the Grand Prix in the Eurovision Connect Awards given by the…
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DNA names new CIO
Finnish service provider DNA has named Janne Aalto as its new chief information officer, replacing…
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TeliaSonera selects Cisco for bandwidth expansion
TeliaSonera has selected Cisco’s Remote-PHY solution to increase bandwidth and expand its service across its…
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Teleste network services celebrates fifth birthday
Teleste’s network services division is celebrating its fifth birthday at this year’s ANGA COM. According…
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Finland’s URHOtv goes off air
Finnish sports channel URHOtv will cease broadcasting from tomorrow after failing to put its finances…
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Finns turn on to HD
Forty per cent of Finnish TV viewers surveyed by service provider DNA now watch HD…
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Google launches Chromecast internationally
Google has launched its low-price Chromecast HDMI streaming stick in 11 countries outside of its…
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Maxisat partners with Arris for multiscreen Content Hub expansion
Finland-based multiscreen TV services firm Maxisat has selected Arris to provide a multiple bitrate (MBR)…
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Tablet TV proves popular with Finns
Over a third of Finnish internet users have a tablet device and two in five…
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DNA adds to pay TV base
Finnish telco DNA now has over 300,000 pay TV customers across its cable and terrestrial…
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DNA combines all TV units under Welho brand
Finnish telecom operator DNA is combining all its TV and fixed-network broadband services in a…
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DNA to air new Yle HD services on cable
Finnish service provider DNA is to air HD versions of all four of the country’s…
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DNA begins airing HD versions of Yle channels
Finnish telecom and TV operator DNA is to begin broadcasting HD versions of public channels…
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Viasat closes 3D network citing low viewing figures
MTG’s Nordic pay TV broadcaster Viasat is closing its dedicated 3D network, citing low viewing figures…
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MTG extends Disney agreement
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its content licensing agreement with Disney for first-run and…
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DNA moves to harmonise Finnish DTT platforms
DNA-owned Finnish digital-terrestrial pay TV service PlusTV has made HD channels available to its subscribers,…
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New CEO for Finland’s DNA
Finnish telecom and cable operator DNA has named Jukka Leinonen as its new CEO. Leinonen,…
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SBS Discovery cuts NBCUniversal deal
The Finnish arm of SBS Discovery has agreed a programming deal with NBCUniversal. The agreement…
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Trace Urban signs Nordic deal with Canal Digital
Music channel Trace Urban has signed a deal with pay-TV operator Canal Digital that will…