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Sweden
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Max debuts in Europe with Spanish, Nordic and CEE launches
Warner Bros. Discovery’s combined streamer Max has finally arrived in Europe, with launches in Iberia,…
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Telia loses chief operating officer
Nordic telco Telia Company’s COO, Rainer Deutschmann, Is to leave his position on May 31,…
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Hybrid VOD on the up in Sweden
Around 250,000 homes in Sweden are currently taking ad-supported SVOD services, or hybrid video-on-demand (HVOD)…
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Telia sees uplift in TV subs but media revenues decline
Nordic telco Telia saw an uplift in paid streaming video subscribers in the year to…
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Tele2 Q1 sees TV decline as Johnsen hails Iliad move
A decline in TV revenue along with declines in fixed phone and prepaid mobile helped…
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Iliad’s Reynaud to become Tele2 chairman
Swedish service provider Tele2 has nominated Xavier Niel’s right-hand man, Iliad Telecom CEO Thomas Reynaud,…
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Amazon in Premier League deal with Viaplay
Amazon Prime Video has struck a deal with Viaplay to offer live and exclusive Premier…
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Moonbug Channel launches on Allente
Candle Media-owned kids programmer Moonbug Entertainment has struck an agreement with Nordic pay TV operator…
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Viaplay to launch ad tier and take on account sharing as signs of recovery emerge
Viaplay is looking to introduce an advertising tier within its streaming offering as well as…
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Amazon Prime Video secures Viaplay content in Nordics as demand for local fare outgrows supply
Amazon Prime Video has closed an exclusive deal with struggling Nordic streamer Viaplay to bring…
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Tele2 sees TV revenue and subs dip as Sweden and Baltics boost overall numbers
Nordic telco Tele2’s revenue from digital TV declined by a further 3% in the final…
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Telia sees TV advertising decline but pay TV revenues rise
Nordic telco Telia’s TV and media arm had a mixed final quarter of the year,…
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Telia reportedly in talks on sale of TV division
Nordic telco Telia Company is reportedly in talks to sell its TV division. According to…
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Viaplay to recapitalise, exit UK, Poland and Baltics
Viaplay has seen its shares dive 75% after unveiling a recapitalisation plan ahead of its…
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Telia’s struggling media arm fails to dent overall upward trajectory
Nordic telco Telia’s TV and media arm’s restructuring is going according to plan in a…
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Tele2 posts lacklustre TV numbers, but gets boost from Baltics
Swedish telco Tele2’s digital TV revenues dropped by 3% year-on-year to SEK664 million (US$60.8 million),…
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Telia hires Eric Hageman as CFO
Nordic telco operator Telia has appointed Eric Hageman as executive vice president and chief financial…
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Sweden’s new TV4 Play streamer launches today
Telia’s reorganization of its struggling media arm takes a major step today with the launch…
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CME owner PPF takes stake in Viaplay
Czech investment outfit PPF Group has taken a 6.3% stake in Viaplay – the latest…
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Canal+ takes major stake in struggling Viaplay
Canal+ has taken a 12% stake in struggling Nordic streamer and broadcaster Viaplay Group, which…
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TV business ‘negatively impacts’ Telia as it moves towards TV4 Play launch
TV and media is continuing to “negatively impact” Nordic telco Telia’s performance, despite resilience in…
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Tele2 sees TV base decline but positive reaction to Viaplay offerings
Tele2 saw its TV base and TV revenues decline in the second quarter, but reported…
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A+E Networks streamers launch on Prime Video Channels in Sweden and Portugal
A+E Networks EMEA’s streaming channels History Play and Crime+Investigation Play have launched on Prime Video…
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BritBox International launches on Apple TV app in the Nordics
BBC and ITV streaming JV BritBox International has launched as a subscription channel in the…
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Amazon Prime Video unveils raft of new shows for Nordics
Amazon Prime Video has reinforced its commitment to the competitive Nordic market by announcing a…
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Viaplay’s Jensen quits as streamer hits trouble, replaced by Lindemann
Viaplay Group’s CEO Anders Jensen has resigned from the company, with economic headwinds battering the…
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Sandbox Kids joins Prime Video Channels in Sweden
Sandbox Kids has launched its Swedish language pre-school entertainment and learning channel, Hopster Learning, on…
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SVOD rebounds in Sweden, boosted by bundled offerings
Subscription streaming services experiences a resurgence in growth in the first quarter following a slowdown…
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Viaplay paying subscribers grow by 60%, launches on Roku in UK, US and Canada
Streaming service Viaplay’s global paying subscribers grew by 60% in the year to March, rising…
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Tele2 sees zero net growth in TV as DTT losses offset fibre and cable growth
Swedish telco Tele2’s TV services delivered zero net growth in revenue for the first quarter,…