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MTG extends Disney agreement

Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its content licensing agreement with Disney for first-run and…

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Com Hem hit by competition, but grows number of homes

Swedish cable operator Com Hem saw a slight decrease in overall revenue in the third…

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Bonnier gives top job to Com Hem CEO

Swedish media group Bonnier has appointed the chief executive of Scandinavian operator Com Hem, Tomas…

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TV4 reorganises management team

Swedish broadcaster TV4 has reorganised its management team as part of its drive to refocus…

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Com Hem extends reach of services in Linköping

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck the latest in a series of deals to…

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Revenue boost compensates subscriber loss for Canal Digital

Improved ARPU helped boost Telenor’s Canal Digital pay TV arm during the third quarter despite…

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MTG seals Nice deal

Modern Times Group has concluded a deal for Scandi production group Nice Entertainment. MTG’s move…

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Trace Urban signs Nordic deal with Canal Digital

Music channel Trace Urban has signed a deal with pay-TV operator Canal Digital that will…

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Telenor moves for Tele2′s Swedish broadband and TV operation

Norwegian operator Telenor is moving to consolidate its position in the Swedish broadband and television…

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Com Hem to supply services over Utsikt Bredband network

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has signed a framework agreement with municipal network Utsikt Bredband…

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TV4 to launch new lifestyle and sports channel

Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 is due to launch a third channel, TV12, in spring 2014…

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Netflix to be part of Com Hem’s TiVo offering

Swedish cable operator Com Hem will offer Netflix as part of its TiVo offering when…

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MTG buys Nice Entertainment Group for €84.4 million

MTG Studios, the content arm of broadcast group MTG, has acquired Nice Entertainment for €84.4…

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MTG deregisters shares with SEC

Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the deregistration of its Class B shares with the…

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UK’s Cirkus strikes deal with Sweden’s Boxer

UK content-based VOD service Cirkus has inked a deal with Nordic pay TV service Boxer,…

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Com Hem strikes city network deal in Halmstad

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck an agreement to deliver services via the city…

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Com Hem ups connections, preps TiVo launch

Swedish cable operator Com Hem recorded 1.78 million connected homes at the end of the…

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Com Hem launches 500Mbps broadband

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has launched a 500Mbps broadband services and upped the speed…

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Teracom posts mixed results

Swedish broadcast infrastructure and pay TV provider Teracom has posted mixed results for the first…

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TV4 to shut down news channel, expand online coverage

Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 is to shut down its premium news channel and expand the…

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Telenor Broadcast turns in solid results

Telenor-owned DTH operator Canal Digital lost 3,000 subscribers in the second quarter to end June…

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MTG to build content business, emerging markets pay TV outperforms expectations

Modern Times Group says it plans to build its content and distribution business having already…

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Mixed picture for TeliaSonera

Nordic telco TeliaSonera experienced a mixed picture in TV and broadband growth in the year…

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Magine unveils expansion plans with US$19 million investment

Magine has secured US$19 million (€15 million) in extra funding from Swedish and international investors…

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Canal Digital partners with Red Bee on metadata

Nordic pay-TV platform Canal Digital DTH has signed a mutli-year deal with Red Bee Media,…

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MTG terminates US reporting obligations

Modern Times Group (MTG) is terminating the registration of its Class B shares with the…

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Com Hem strikes deal with Phone House

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck an agreement with local retailer Phone House to…

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MTG to create new digital hub under Rikard Steiber

Modern Times Group (MTG) is to create a new ‘digital hub’ to accelerate the pace…

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VOD service Cirikus in distribution deal with Com Hem

New subscription video-on-demand Cirkus has scored a major multi-year distribution deal with Swedish cable operator…

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TV4 names new deputy channels chief

Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group has named Anton Glanzelius as its new deputy channel director….