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Modern Times Group
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Viaplay CEO Anders Jensen resigns as economic woes hit streamer, MTG alum Lindemann drafted in
Viaplay Group’s CEO Anders Jensen has resigned from the company, with economic headwinds battering the…
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MTG increases eSports investment, writes down Zoomin.TV assets
MTG has increased its stake in eSports business Turtle Entertainment and has announced that it…
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Nordic Entertainment names senior team ahead of MTG split
Nordic Entertainment Group – the renamed and soon-to-be split-off broadcasting arm of Modern Times Group…
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MTG unveils Those Who Kill reboot for Viaplay
Modern Times Group (MTG) has announced plans for a new original series based on the…
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MTG acquires games publisher Kongregate
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to acquire US games publisher and developer Kongregate from its…
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MTG names new Viaplay chief as Karlen exits
Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Ira Gladnikoff (pictured) as head of its subscription video-on-demand…
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Strong choice for CEO at Nice prodco
Nice Entertainment Group has named a Mastiff programming chief as the CEO of its Danish…
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Passion sales chief resurfaces at DRG
Elin Thomas has joined UK-based distributor DRG just days after her exit from Passion Distribution…
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DRG backs Wildseed to grow
London-based distributor DRG is to provide funding for talent and content incubator Wildseed Studios. The…
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Nice names new CEO as Aass makes MTG switch
Nice Entertainment Group has hired a new CEO after incumbent Morten Aass was named at…
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TBI Digital: Year in Review
Twenty-sixteen was bookended by subscription VOD services taking their limited offers and launching them globally…
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Nordic drama veterans found Fire Monkey
Two of Scandinavian drama’s biggest-name producers, Roope Lehtinen and Mikko Pöllä, have joined forces to…
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MTG targets US digital with new hire
Modern Times Group has appointed Digital Artists Entertainment boss Scott Rupp to develop the presence…
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DRG hires Sky Vision, Zodiak sales execs
Nice Entertainment Group distributor DRG has brought on sales executives from Sky Vision and Zodiak…
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Moskito names new CEO after founder exits
Nice Entertainment’s Finnish prodco, Moskito Television, has named a new chief executive after the founder…
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Netflix doesn’t scare local CEE players
Netflix is unlikely to make significant headway in most markets in central and Eastern Europe…
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SVOD net gets porn drama after Swedish Dicks
Scandinavian subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay’s latest original will be a ten-part drama about a film…
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Ronnigen returns as TV2 Norway chief exits
Trygve Rønningen is returning to Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 to replace Trond Kvernstrøm as channel…
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Brexit strategies
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is one of the most seismic…
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MTV Finland adds Discovery, Viasat execs in shake-up
Bonnier Broadcasting-owned Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV’s CEO Jarkko Nordlund has named a new management team,…
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MTG rehires pay TV buyer
The Modern Times Group has hired Bun Beeseon as its vice president of pay TV…
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MTG: cost savings boost results
The programme of cost cutting at Modern Times Group has helped boost its half-year profits,…
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AMC creates eSports SVOD network
AMC Networks International Iberia and gamer culture MCN Machinima have created an SVOD network dedicated…
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MTG preps premium sports channel
The Modern Times Group will launch a new premium sports channel in Sweden. The…
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MTG completes sale of CTC stake
The Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its 38% stake in Russian…
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AMC, Nat Geo explore Baby Animals in the Wild
AMC Networks International in Spain and National Geographic in Latin America and Asia have acquired…
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Another ex-MTG exec joins Antenna
Former Modern Times Group COO Marc Zagar has joined Greece-based broadcaster Antenna Group as CFO….
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Nice prodco gets new CEO as Marschall exits
Nice Entertainment producer Paprika Latino has promoted its COO to replace current CEO Peter Marschall….
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MTG pre-buys factual package from WildBear
The Modern Times Group has prebought a four-series package of factual fare from WildBear Entertainment….
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MTG targets $73.6m savings in 2016
Modern Times Group will aim to make roughly SEK600 million (US$73.6 million) in savings this…