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Modern Times Group
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CTC Media names Tsukanova as new co-chairman
Following the withdrawal of Modern Times Group CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann and MTG’s CFO Mathias…
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MTG chiefs quit CTC Media board
Modern Times Group’s CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann and CFO Mathias Hermansson have left the board…
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MTG denies CTC sale reports
Modern Times Group (MTG) has denied suggestions in the Russian press that it has held…
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MTG promotes Mejlhede Andersen to exec board
Jakob Mejlhede Andersen has promoted to European broadcaster MTG’s executive management team. Formerly known just…
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Multimedia Polska adds Viasat Explore
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Modern Times Group’s Viasat Explore to its programming…
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MTG takes Amazon’s Mozart for Viaplay
Modern Times Group’s on-demand service Viaplay in Sweden has picked up Amazon original drama Mozart in…
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MTG sells Swedish cable operation
The Modern Times Group has sold its stake in Swedish cable TV business Sappa to…
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Sony buys Viasat channels from MTG
Sony Pictures Television has acquired the Viasat3 and Viasat6 free-to-air TV channels in Hungary from…
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Nordic business boosts MTG’s performance
The Modern Times Group has increased profit and revenue in the most recent quarter on…
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MTG launches Gossip in Norway
The Modern Times Group has launched its online entertainment channel Gossip in Norway. The video-based…
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MTG to restructure Swedish operation
The Modern Times Group is restructuring its Swedish free TV operations with staff at the…
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Digital growth boosts overall viewing for TV4
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 say viewing on digital platforms double last year,…
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Viasat Broadcasting channels launch on Megogo.net
Ukrainian OTT TV provider Megogo.net is to make all of Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned Viasat…
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MTG launches JuicyPlay gossip video sites
The Modern Times Group is rolling out three entertainment and celebrity gossip video sites under…
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Former MTG boss steps down from Millicom to ‘return to media’
Former MTG boss Hans-Holger Albrecht is stepping down from his current post as president and…
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Kids viewing drives Viaplay growth
Viewing of kids content on Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Viaplay streaming service grew five-fold in…
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Russia’s Raduga TV to close down
Russian pay TV operator Raduga TV, in which Modern Times Group (MTG) holds a 50%…
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MTG strikes online partnership with Tele2
Modern Times Group (MTG) has struck a deal with Swedish alternative telco Tele2 that will…
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MTG wins one, loses one in Russia
Russian pay TV provider Orion Express has added 10 channels from Modern Times Group’s Viasat…
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CTC mulls channels refocus
The target audience shares of CTC Media’s Russian TV networks were affected by overall audience…
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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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MTG makes progress as Viaplay compensates for linear declines
Modern Times Group said it is making “significant progress,” with profits and revenues both up…
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Trace moves forward with Music Stars competition
Modern Times Group (MTG)-backed youth-focused channel provider Trace kicked off its first Trace Music Stars…
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European media giants team up to invest in digital
Modern Times Group (MTG), ProSiebenSat.1, the UK’s Channel 4, France’s TF1, Turkey’s Dogan TV and…
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MTG and CTC mull options as Putin passes media law amendment
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed into law the amendment to the country’s media law…
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MTS looking to launch satellite service, eyes Raduga TV
Russian service provider MTS plans to launch a satellite service and is in talks to…
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MTG launches four networks in Malawi
European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has launched four factual entertainment channels for the first…
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MTG teams up with FreeWheel
Modern Times Group (MTG) has teamed up with technology provider FreeWheel to make additional revenues…
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MTG rebranding London broadcast ops
European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) is renaming its Viasat-branded broadcast operations base in London….
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Russian media law amendments pass second and third reading
Proposed amendments to Russian media law, which would block foreign investors owning more than 20%…