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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 launches Viasat channels in Seychelles
Modern Times Group has launched its four Viasat factual pay TV channels via cable operator…
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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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Swedish TV executives call for net neutrality to be upheld
Top Swedish TV executives from TV4 Group, SVT, MTG and SBS Discovery Media have written…
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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 appoints ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s digital chief
Modern Times Group (MTG) has appointed ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s chief digital officer, Arnd Benninghoff, as deputy…
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MTG’s Viaplay signs exclusive VoD deal with Nickelodeon
MTG’s Viaplay streaming and on-demand service has secured the exclusive video-on-demand rights for Nickelodeon programmes…
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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%…
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CTC evaluating Russian media law threat
CTC Media and its part stakeholder Modern Times Group have each said they are evaluating…
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MTG extends Formula 1 rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its exclusive broadcast and online rights to Formula 1…
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MTG partners with Maker Studios
Modern Times Group (MTG) has signed a content distribution deal with web video provider and…
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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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MTG revenues grow thanks to Nordic pay TV, acquisitions
Modern Times Group (MTG) said that its Nordic pay TV operations and acquisitions are driving…
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NTV+ adds Viasat packages
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added two subscription packages from Modern Times Group’s (MTG)…
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A+E’s History extends reach in Baltics with Viasat
A+E Networks’ History has launched with Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned pay TV platform Viasat in…
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MTG completes Trace deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed its 75% buyout of youth-orientated, Europe-based channel group, Trace,…
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MTG extends Danish football rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its rights to show top-flight Danish football for the…
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MTG launches movie channel in Israel
The Modern Times Group has launched a Russian-language movie channel in Israel. The TV1000 channel…