After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
MTG
1 min read
C More sports channels on Viasat for first time
Swedish pay and TV broadcaster Bonnier Broadcasting has secured a deal with Modern Times Group’…
1 min read
Viaplay chief exits as MTG rejig continues
Ira Gladnikoff, head of Viaplay, is leaving Scandinavia-based broadcaster MTG as the company continues to…
1 min read
VOD impact leads to MTG programming rejig
The Norwegian arm European broadcaster MTG has reorganised its programming team to bring its increasingly…
1 min read
MTG apologises after misconduct investigation
European broadcaster and digital business MTG has apologised after an internal investigation into misconduct allegations….
1 min read
Zoomin.TV and Ownzones agree app and content deal
OTT entertainment and technology provider Ownzones has struck a three-year partnership deal with MTG-owned online…
2 min read
MTG reports continuing operations growth, despite eSports losses
MTG reported 83% profit growth for continuing operations in Q3, despite wider losses for its…
1 min read
MTG completes sale of Baltic broadcast business
MTG has completed the sale of its Baltic broadcasting business to Providence Equity Partners for…
1 min read
Modern Times Group secures ATP tennis rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has struck a deal to secure the ATP tennis rights for…
1 min read
MTG secures exclusive boxing rights
Modern Times Group has secured the exclusive rights to the World Boxing Super Series across…
1 min read
MTG launches Norwegian start-up accelerator
MTG has launched a start-up accelerator in Norway that will see it offer digital companies…
1 min read
MTG extends grip on handball
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its grip on top-tier handball rights for the next…
1 min read
Tele2 Estonia teams up with Viasat for TV and internet service
Mobile operator Tele2 Estonia has teamed up with pay TV outfit Viasat to launch a…
1 min read
MTG’s Zoomin.tv targets China with Tencent deal
MTG-owned online video network, Zoomin.tv, is setting its sights on China after partnering with domestic…
1 min read
MTG extends grip on KHL rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its grip on exclusive rights to the Kontinental Hockey…
1 min read
MTG closes Kongregate acquisition
Modern Times Group (MTG) has closed its US$55 million acquisition of US games publisher and…
1 min read
Modern Times Group boosted by Nordic TV and InnoGames
Modern Times Group’s Nordic entertainment group and its newly majority-owned games subsidiary InnoGames contributed to…
2 min read
eSports will benefit TV, says ESL
eSports have the potential to attract a young primarily male audience to TV and punch…
1 min read
Modern Times Group names new Viaplay chief
Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Ira Gladnikoff as head of its subscription video-on-demand service…
1 min read
Awesomeness TV partners with Viaplay for Nordic launch
Awesomeness TV’s series will launch in the Nordic market for the first time following a…
2 min read
MTG launches VR platform Viareal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has launched a virtual reality app, offering extensions from its linear…
1 min read
MTG secures exclusive international football rights for Finland
Modern Times Group (MTG) has secured the exclusive Finnish rights to the UEFA European Qualifiers…
1 min read
ESL strikes large-scale eSports streaming deal with Facebook
Modern Times Group-owned eSports outfit ESL has teamed up with Facebook to stream over 5,500…
1 min read
ESL planning ‘much more’ linear TV around eSports
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned eSports outfit ESL plans to build on early experiments to reach out…
2 min read
Set-tops ‘not important’ for SVOD, says Viaplay chief
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned OTT subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay does not need to be available…
2 min read
MTG extends English football offering with new deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has secured the exclusive Nordic media rights to the FA Cup,…
1 min read
MTG extends Champions League rights to 2021
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its rights to broadcast UEFA Champions League football in…
1 min read
MTG ups InnoGames stake to 51%
Modern Times Group (MTG) has invested €82.6 million to increase its shareholding in mobile and…
1 min read
Swedish investment firm buys 18.5% Com Hem stake
Swedish investment firm Kinnevik has bought an 18.5% stake in domestic TV, broadband and landline…
1 min read
MTG completes sale of Czech TV assets
MTG has completed the sale of its Czech TV assets as it continues its transformation…
1 min read
MTG reports Q1 increase in sales, operating income
MTG reported record sales and a 15% growth in operating income – despite making investments…