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Sweden
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Ericsson to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden
Ericssson is due to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, reducing its headcount from some 16,000…
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Com Hem’s Boxer takeover gets competition authority approval
Com Hem’s SEK 1.33 billion (€144 million) buyout of rival Swedish pay TV operator Boxer…
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C More secures long-term deal for Swedish hockey
Bonnier Broadcasting-owned Swedish pay TV outfit C More has signed a six-year deal giving it…
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MTG moves into kids TV
The Modern Times Group has commissioned The Big Experiment, its first original kids series. The…
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Com Hem gets state approval for Boxer buyout
Swedish pay TV operator Com Hem has won state approval for its SEK 1.33 billion…
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TV4 Group secures rights to basketball matches
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has secured the rights to broadcast four…
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Eurofins Digital Testing buys Labatus
Quality assurance firm, Eurofins Digital Testing, has acquired Swedish-based rival Labatus as part of an…
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Sweden helps push up Telia TV numbers
Nordic telco Telia Company saw its TV numbers continue to make modest progress in the…
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MTG expands channel deal with Com Hem
Modern Times Group (MTG) has signed a new multi-year deal with Swedish operator Com Hem…
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Mexico’s Megacable taps Zenterio for TV transition project
Sweden-based TV operating system provider Zenterio has secured a contract from Mexico’s largest cable operator…
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Com Hem to build out network, targets single dwelling market
Swedish cable operator Com Hem plans to build out its fibre network to pass an…
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MTG to cover Olympics in virtual reality and UHD
Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat is to provide coverage of the Olympic Games in virtual…
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TV4 Group names concept chief
Sweden’s TV4 Group has named Karin Törnkvist to the post of head of concepts, with…
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MTG strikes new deal with Telenor
Modern Times Group (MTG) has agreed a new multi-year agreement for the distribution of its…
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TDC sells Swedish unit to Tele2
Denmark’s TDC Group has struck a deal to sell its Swedish subsidiary to Tele2 for…
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Zegona out in the cold as Telia sells Yoigo stake to MásMovil
Nordic telco Telia has agreed to sell its majority stake in Spanish mobile operator Yoigo…
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Com Hem experiments with virtual reality
Swedish operator Com Hem has developed a “virtual reality-based environment” for its online service Com…
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Com Hem buys Boxer for €144m
Swedish operator Com Hem has agreed to buy rival Swedish pay TV operator Boxer TV Access for…
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MTG takes 22% of Engage Sports Media
Modern Times Group (MTG) has bought a 22% stake in cross-platform sports content company Engage…
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MTG completes sale of CTC stake
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its 38% stake in Russian broadcasters…
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TV4 to launch new virtual reality show
Swedish broadcaster TV4 is to launch a new virtual reality TV show that will bring…
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Spotify launches original programmes
Music streaming service Spotify has launched a 12-strong slate of original programmes. The new shows…
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Com Hem names new CTO
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has named Thomas Helbo as its new chief technology officer….
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MTG World channels rebranded
The MTG World portfolio of channels has been rebranded Viasat World. The Viasat World bouquet…
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Sky teams up with The QT Company on Sky Q interface
Sky has deployed Sweden-based The QT Company’s cross-platform app and user interface development framework in…
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Com Hem COO quits
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s chief operating officer, Jonathan James, has resigned from the company…
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New structure for TV4 and C More
Swedish TV company TV4 Group and parent company Bonnier have the group’s broadcasting activities in…
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Al Jazeera makes DVB-T2 transition as Sweden begins 700MHz clearance
Al Jazeera has started broadcasting in the DVB-T2 format and in MPEG-4 on the Boxer…
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MTG orders Swedish Dicks as first Viaplay original
Modern Times Group (MTG) has commissioned the first original series for its Viaplay online TV…
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Svensk Film launches Swedish SVOD service
Sweden’s Svensk Filmindustri has launched a subscription on-demand service offering its library of classic kids…