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Swedish investment firm buys 18.5% Com Hem stake
Swedish investment firm Kinnevik has bought an 18.5% stake in domestic TV, broadband and landline…
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TV4 axes news unit, closing channels in cost-cutting drive
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has announced wide-ranging cost-cutting measures that will see it fold its…
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Spain gains ground in latest Netflix ISP Speed Index
Spain jumped 13 spots to 16th place in Netflix’s most recent global ISP Speed Index,…
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Cable Congress: cable’s cash-generation power winning investor approval
The cable industry is continuing to win the support of financial investors thanks to its…
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Viaplay taps Unified Streaming for content delivery
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned Nordic OTT TV service Viaplay has chosen Unified Streaming, a provider of…
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ITV-backed SVOD service Curio to launch in Sweden and Norway
Factual SVOD service Curio will launch in Sweden and Norway next month after the ITV-backed…
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HbbTV Association backs Nordic move to HbbTV2
The HbbTV Association has welcomed NorDig’s new specification, which marks the Nordic region’s first steps…
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C More extends SVOD to Finland as TV4 posts growth
TV4 Group-owned C More is launching its subscription video-on-demand service in Finland as part of…
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Modern Times Group sees strong Q4 growth
Nordic and international pay and free TV outfit Modern Times Group (MTG) turned in a…
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Fox and Viaplay team up for Fox+ streaming service
Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa and Viaplay have launched Fox+, a new drama and…
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Com Hem boosted by broadband
A strong performance in broadband helped boost Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s full-year 2016 performance,…
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Viaplay orders OTT original from The Bridge scribe
Viaplay’s push into original programming has continued with an order for The Lawyer, a scripted…
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MTG programming exec leaves for Endemol Shine
MTG Sweden’s vice-president of programming, Karin Stjärne, has left to become CEO of Endemol Shine…
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Teracom sells Boxer Denmark to Stofa owner
Energy group SE, the owner of Danish cable operator Stofa, has agreed to acquire digital-terrestrial…
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Mobile live video specialist Bambuser secures funding
Bambuser, the Swedish company behind business-to-business mobile live video platform Iris, has secured US$1.5 million…
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TV4 makes key content hires
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has made two key content appointments. TV4…
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Discovery extends Lang’s role to Nordic region chief
Discovery Networks International has upped Michael Lang, its UK-based corporate development and digital chief and…
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Com Hem aims for ‘complete TV environment’
Swedish operator Com Hem will focus on developing its Com Hem Play app offering in…
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MTG veteran Hermansson leaving
The executive chairman of MTG’s digital MTGx division, Mathias Hermansson, is leaving the company. Hermansson…
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Swedish freeze on 700MHz sale attracts Telia’s wrath
A move by the Swedish government to stop the sale of 700MHz spectrum on security…
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New sports COO for TV4 and C More
Swedish free and pay TV group Bonnier Broadcasting has named Rickard Segeborn as chief operating…
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Ericsson appoints new CEO
Ericsson has appointed board member and CEO of Patricia Industries, Börje Ekholm, as its next…
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Eurodata: young adults watch 1hr 30mins less TV per day
Young people aged 15-34 spend one hour and 30 minutes less per day on average…
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TV growth provides bright spot for beleaguered Telia
Nordic and Baltic region telecom provider Telia said a strong TV performance in its Sweden…
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Telia teams up with Netflix as it rolls out new Media Box
Nordic telco Telia has launched its new Media Box set-top that will also provide access…
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MTG sees solid third quarter
Modern Times Group has posted solid third quarter results, posting record Q3 sales of SEK4.126…
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MTG moves into gaming with InnoGames investment
Modern Times Group (MTG) has moved into online gaming by buying a 35% stake in…
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Ericsson Q3 results to be ‘significantly lower then expectations’
Ericsson has warned that its third quarter results will be “significantly lower than company expectations”,…
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Stofa adds Viasat Ultra HD to content line-up
Danish cable operator Stofa has made Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned Viasat Broadcasting’s Ultra HD channel,…
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EC clears Tele2’s buyout of TDC Sweden
The European Commission has cleared Sweden-based telecom operator Tele2’s SEK2.9 billion (€311 million) buyout of…