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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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Com Hem unveils free 50Mbps upgrade for all

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has introduced a free upgrade to 50Mbps for broadband customers…

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Turner hires SBS Discovery exec as Nordic programming boss

Turner has recruited Karin Lindström as program director of its entertainment channels in the Nordic…

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TV4 Group names head of new business

Sweden’s TV4 Group has named Carola Lundell as head of new business, effective from August…

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Finland’s MTV chooses Ericsson for playout

Bonner Group-owned Finnish broadcaster MTV has hired Ericsson to provide broadcast and media services including…

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WWE Network gets global OTT launch

Over-the-top wrestling channel WWE Network has launched outside the US for the first time. The…

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Dutch operators top Netflix speed list

The Netherlands continues to provide the best viewing experience for Netflix users in terms of…

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Continued subscriber decline for Canal Digital

Telenor’s Canal Digital DTH pay TV unit saw continued decline of its subscriber base in…

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TV4 names news project manager with digital experience

Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has named Alexandra Forslund as project manager…

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Com Hem reaches TiVo milestone

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has passed the 100,000 subscriber mark for its TiVo TV offering,…

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Fox strikes Boxer deal ahead of Swedish launch

Fox International Channels (FIC) has extended the reach of its flagship channel Fox in Sweden…

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Netflix effect to make Sweden first to pass digital milestone

Digital video revenues is expected to exceed packaged video revenues in Sweden for the first…

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Bonnier’s TV4 Group takes full control of C More

Bonnier, the parent company of TV4 Group, has taken full control of Nordic pay TV…

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YouSee boss joins TV4 as channel director

Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has appointed the head of Danish cable operator YouSee, Mathias Berg,…

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Com Hem prices IPO at €6.44 per share, nets €629 million

Com Hem has priced its over-subscribed IPO offering at SEK58 (€6.44) per share, with trading…

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New chief executive for C More

TV4 Group-owned Swedish pay TV channel provider C More has named former Modern Times Group…

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New technical and innovation chiefs for TV4

Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has named Jan Rizvi as technology development…

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Com Hem adds raft of channels to TiVoToGo

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has added 38 new channels to its TiVoToGo app, enabling…

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Fox channel to launch on Com Hem in Sweden

Fox International Channels is launching its flagship Fox channel in Sweden and is staffing up…

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Com Hem eyes up to €688 million through IPO

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has said that it will raise gross proceeds of up…

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Com Hem to raise SEK5.5 billion in IPO

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has unveiled plans to raise about SEK5.5 billion (€610 million)…

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TV4 Group adds to TV4 Play Premium offering

Sweden’s TV4 Group is adding new exclusive kids content to its TV4 Play Premium non-linear…

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MTG completes sale of Zitius to TeliaSonera

Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its 80% stake in Swedish broadband…

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Com Hem reportedly planning US$1 billion IPO

Swedish cable operator Com Hem is reportedly preparing for an initial public offering that could…

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Sweden’s Boxer TV to launch multiscreen service

Swedish pay-TV operator Boxer TV is gearing up to launch a multiscreen, TV everywhere service…

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VoD service Planet Knowledge comes to five more European countries

Multiscreen VoD service Planet Knowledge has launched in Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on…

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TV4 Sport in HD

Swedish broadcaster TV4 has begun broadcasting its TV4 Sport channel in HD on the country’s…

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Canal Digital decline continues for Telenor

Telenor’s Canal Digital satellite pay TV unit saw its subscriber base decline further in the…

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Com Hem sees TiVo boost amidst mixed results

Approximately one in eight of Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s digital TV subscribers take its…

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Boxer adds Horse1

Swedish digital-terrestrial TV platform Boxer has added equestrian interest channel Horse1 to its programming line-up….