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TV4 launches Play on Chromecast
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 has made its TV4 Play online services available…
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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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TV4 Group reaps online rewards from cross-platform initiatives
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group has seen a 111% increase in online video streams after…
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Telenor and TeliaSonera merge Danish operations
Norway-based operator Telenor has agreed struck a deal with Nordic telco TeliaSonera to merge their…
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SVT adds Chromecast support for SVT Play
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has added Chromecast support to its on-demand service SVT Play, via a…
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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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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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SVT programming chief quits
Martin Österdahl is exiting his post as programming director of SVT after a short spell…
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TV4 owner Bonnier names M&A chief
The parent of Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4, Bonnier, has appointed a head of corporate development…
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Cirkus secures Driver for Nordic markets
On-demand service provider Cirkus, which specialises in aggregating a ‘Best of British’ catalogue or programmes,…
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Cable operators top Netflix Euro-rankings
Netflix has published its second assessment of internet service providers’ performance in Europe since it…
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Com Hem sees strong TiVo growth
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s TiVo advanced TV user base now stands at over a…
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Video news service Newstag appoints CTO
Stockholm-based crowd-curated video news service, Newstag, has appointed former Ericsson executive Mats Ekholm as its…
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Boxer launches multiscreen service, taps Norigin Media for platform
Teracom-owned Nordic digital-terrestrial pay TV service Boxer has launched its previously announced multiscreen service, providing…
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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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Com Hem issues new debt
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s NorCell Sweden Holding subsidiary has issued new debt amounting to…
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Canal Digital taps Xstream for Go
Nordic pay TV operator Canal Digital has tapped Xstream to power its TV everywhere app….
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TV4’s Beck-Friis named as Bonnier’s digital chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster’s TV4 Group’s vice-president, Cecilia Beck-Friis, has been given an…
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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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SVT adds two channels to HD DTT offering
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has signed a six-year deal with transmission services provider Teracom to…
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Fox launches in Sweden
2ist Century Fox flagship international channel Fox had debuted in Sweden and has also extended…
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Com Hem names interim CFO
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has named Tomas Kihlstrand as interim chief financial officer. Com…
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Sweden’s TV4 recruits digital content chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has hired Anna Rastner as head of…
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Sweden’s SVT appoints CEO
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has appointed Hanna Stjärne its new CEO. She will fill the…
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Magine revamps German offering with new pay TV channels
Sweden-based OTT TV provider Magine is migrating to a full-fledged subscription model in Germany, the…
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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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TV4 names new programming chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has promoted director of programmes for general…
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SVT Play added to Apple TV
Swedish on-demand service SVT Play is now available in the Scandinavian territory through the Apple…