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TeliaSonera technology chief leaves in restructuring move

Nordic service provider TeliaSonera is combining its commercial and technology divisions and Malin Frenning, current…

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Magine buys Swedish film service Plejmo

Cloud TV service Magine TV has acquired Swedish film streaming service Plejmo, after buying the…

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Com Hem agrees €107 million financing agreement

Com Hem, and its NorCell Sweden Holding subsidiaries, have agreed a SEK1 billion (€107 million)…

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Eutelsat appoints TDF exec as VP of the UK and Nordics

Eutelsat has appointed the head of TDF’s media services division, Julien Seligmann, as its regional…

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Com Hem picks Elemental to deliver linear and multiscreen TV

Swedish operator Com Hem has selected Elemental to unify the delivery of its live linear…

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TeliaSonera makes senior regulatory appointment

Nordic service provider TeliaSonera has named Lithuanian subsidiary Teo’s head of legal affairs and IT…

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Com Hem board extends buyback programme

Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s board of directors has approved a continuation of the company’s…

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MTG secures NHL rights

Modern Times Group (MTG) has struck a new five-year deal with the National Hockey League…

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TeliaSonera grows TV base and ARPU

TeliaSonera increased its TV base by modest amounts across most of the territories in which…

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Turner closes three channels in Nordic markets

Turner Broadcasting is closing three of its channels in the Nordic market from tomorrow. Turner…

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Com Hem sees scope for price rises following solid 2Q

Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s management believe the company has greater scope than anticipated to…

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Starman drives Baltic consolidation with Cgates’ Kava acquisition

Lithuanian cable operator Cgates has acquired regional operator Kava as part of a strategy by…

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MTG pays for Splay MCN

The Modern Times Group has taken control of Splay, Sweden’s largest multichannel network. The Sweden-listed…

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Netflix expected to add 10m international subs this year

Netflix’s international subscriber base is expected to grow by almost 10 million in 2015 to…

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TeliaSonera makes management changes

Nordic telco TeliaSonera has made a series of executive management changes. The telco has named…

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Com Hem extends housing association contract

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has extended its contract with Stockholm-based cooperative housing association SKB,…

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Discovery makes Euro OTT play

Discovery Communications is launching its Dplay OTT service in three new markets in Europe. The…

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Com Hem board agrees share buyback programme

Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s board has agreed to launch a share buyback programme totaling…

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MTG announces wide-ranging management shake-up

There have been wide-ranging management changes at the Modern Times Group as the free and…

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Nordic streaming service Viaplay launches on Apple TV

Modern Times Group-owned Nordic streaming service, Viaplay, is now available on Apple TV devices.  Viaplay…

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TiVo now subscribed to by 30% of Com Hem TV customers

Com Hem’s TiVo subscriber number now accounts for 30% of the Swedish cable operator’s overall…

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Board changes at Modern Times Group

Modern Times Group (MTG) is to reduce the size of its board from seven to…

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MTG launches programmatic video ad platform

Modern Times Group (MTG) is now providing automated video-on-demand advertising sales in Scandinavia with the…

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Com Hem in housing association deal

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck a new distribution agreement with the country’s largest…

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TeliaSonera sees TV growth

Nordic telco TeliaSonera has seen modest growth in TV numbers across the territories in which…

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BBC Earth rolls out across Europe

BBC Worldwide has launched BBC Earth in as a linear TV channel in a number…

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Ownit overtakes Com Hem as fastest Swedish ISP, says Netflix

Swedish internet service provider Ownit overtook Com Hem in March to become the country’s fastest…

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SVT adds two regional channels

Swedish public broadcaster SVT is launching two new regional channels on the country’s digital-terrestrial network,…

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Primacom names Barron as chairman

German cable operator Primacom has named Com Hem chairman and former Virgin Media COO Andrew…

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Zenterio names new CEO, plans IPO

TV technology provider Zenterio has named Jörgen Nilsson as its new CEO and is preparing…