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Com Hem upgrades Android TV service
Tele2-owned Swedish cable operator Com Hem has upgraded become one of the first European operators…
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Nordija taps Yospace for Telenor Sweden media project
Ad tech outfit Yospace and middleware provider Nordija have completed an integration that will Nordija…
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Telia agrees OTT licensing deal with Discovery for TV4 and C More channels
Nordic telco Telia has secured EC approval for a deal that will see it license…
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TV4 secures La Liga rights
Telia-owned TV4 Media has followed up last week’s acquisition of UEFA Champions League rights from next year by extending…
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Viasat Consumer and Canal Digital combine as Allente
The merger of Viasat Consumer, Nordic Entertainment’s (NENT Group) satellite pay TV and streaming business,…
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Ex-acting CEO Luiga to leave Telia
Christian Luiga, the chief financial officer and now ex-acting CEO and president of Nordic service…
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Telia launches streaming service as standalone offering
Nordic telco Telia has launched its streaming service Telia Play as a standalone offering available…
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Nordic Entertainment and Telenor get green light for pay TV merger
Viaplay owner NENT Group and fellow Nordic operator Telenor Group have been given the greenlight…
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Telia hit by exposure to TV market
Nordic telco Telia’s exposure to the TV and media business through its ownership of TV4…
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Tele2 pulls financial guidance as coronavirus and TV decline takes toll
Nordic telco and cable operator Tele2 has withdrawn its financial guidance for the year and…
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Nordic Entertainment extends deal with Com Hem
Sweden-based free and pay TV company Nordic Entertainment (NENT) and Tele2-owned cable operator Com Hem…
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Telia takes Coronavirus hit through exposure to free TV market
While the majority of telcos are weathering the Coronavirus storm well relative to other sectors,…
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Viaplay reports big increase in viewing as Coronavirus spreads
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group)’s Viaplay streaming service has reported a surge in viewing figures…
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NENT follows up Premier League deal with new Bundesliga agreement
Nordic free and pay TV and streaming service provider Nordic Entertainment (NENT) has extended its…
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EU monitor orders Telia to revise streaming auction after Tele2 complaint
Swedish telco Tele2’s appeal to the EU monitoring trustee over the terms of rival Telia’s…
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Nordic Entertainment secures exclusive six-year Premier League deal
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) has secured the exclusive Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish media rights to…
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Tele2 takes aim at streaming future with Comhem Play+
Tele2 has launched its new standalone streaming service, Comhem Play+, to compete with Sweden’s already…
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Telia chief takes aim at streaming future as TV4 dispute reignites
Nordic telco Telia aims to is “determined that we will make sure that TV4 and…
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Com Hem furious over Telia streaming rights move
Conflict between Tele2-owned Swedish cable operator Com Hem and its owner’s main rival in the…
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MTG takes hit from write-downs and redundancy costs
Nordic digital media outfit MTG is to write-down SEK165 million (€39 million) of discontinued assets…
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No end in sight to TV4 dispute as Almqvist blames Com Hem streaming rights move
The dispute between Telia-owned Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 and Tele2-owned cable operator…
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NENT in staff cutting plan, writes off free TV content
Free and pay TV provider Nordic Entertainment (NENT) has unveiled plans to make annual savings…
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Telia completes Bonnier Broadcasting acquisition
Swedish telco Telia has completed the acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting, following the decision of European…
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Ampere Analysis: Nordic broadcasters turning to originals in battle with SVOD giants
Nordic broadcasters are increasingly focusing on local originals and collaborating with each other to produce…
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Tele2 sees TV base decline
Nordic service provider Tele2 saw its Swedish digital TV base decline by 9,000 in the…
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TV4 and C More content chief slams Swedish inaction on production incentives
Bonnier Broadcasting, owner of Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 and pay TV outfit C More, has…
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Telia ‘offers concessions’ to secure green light for Bonnier acquisition
Telia is reportedly offering to give rival service providers access to its free-to-air and basic…
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Tele2 loses international chief as it focuses on home market
Tele2 international chief Guillaume van Gaver is to leave the company as the operator refocuses…
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Nordic Entertainment secures exclusive women’s football rights
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has acquired the exclusive Nordic rights to top-division women’s football from…
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Tele2 sees TV numbers drop as DTT declines
Swedish telco Tele2, owner of the Com Hem cable network and former Boxer digital-terrestrial TV…