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Modern Times Group
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MTG to sell Ukrainian assets to 1+1
Modern Times Group has signed an agreement to sell its Ukrainian pay TV operation to…
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MTG exec heads to Turner Nordic
Modern Times Group’s Jeppe Damgaard as been appointed as Turner Broadcasting System Nordic’s director of…
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SVT, Viaplay co-order restaurant drama
Swedish broadcaster SVT and its commercial on-demand rival Viaplay have co-commissioned a period drama set…
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MTG results stand up after CTC sale
Modern Times Group has delivered fourth quarter profits in line with analyst forecasts after a…
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Ex-MTG, Virgin exec joins TalkTalk TV division
Former Modern Times Group and Virgin Media executive Aleks Habdank has joined TalkTalk as the…
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DRG, Outline in major content pact
Distributor DRG has entered into a content partnership agreement with Outline Productions, the UK indie…
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MTG pays $28.2m for Scandi e-sports firm
The Modern Times Group has moved further into the burgeoning e-sports space by acquiring leading Scandinavian…
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Sony nears Hungarian channels acquisition
Sony Pictures Television is set to finalise its acquisition of Modern Times Group’s Hungarian Viasat3…
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MTG sells Russian, int’l channels for $45.5m
Modern Times Group has completed the sale of its Russian and international pay TV channel…
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Viasat launches pair of new channels
The Modern Times Group is rolling out two new channels, Viasat Series and Viasat Films,…
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MTG, CBS team for I Love Lucy adaptation
The Latvian division of the Modern Times Group is making a local version of classic…
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DRG crowns Channel 4 Prince Philip doc
UK-based distributor DRG has acquired international sales rights to Channel 4 documentary Prince Philip: the…
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CTC seeks credit rating exemption
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has asked Standard & Poor’s to withdraw its credit rating service…
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Stehmeier, Eyre exiting Off the Fence
Bo Stehmeier and Georgina Eyre are leaving distributor Off the Fence as part of a…
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MTG ups content execs
The Modern Times Group has promoted two of its senior programming execs. Vanda Rapti (left)…
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Sony Pictures Television closes Film1 deal
Sony Pictures Television Networks has completed its buyout of Dutch channel group Film1 from Liberty…
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UTH Russia makes $200m CTC Media bid
Russian broadcast group UTH Russia has made a formal offer to buy 75% of CTC…
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MTG pays €78m for ‘e-sports’ stake
Modern Times Group is to acquire a 74% majority stake in Cologne-based e-sports specialist Turtle…
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MTG’s free TV, VOD arms join for drama
Modern Times Group’s free-to-air channel TV3 and online streaming service Viaplay are to coproduce a…
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MTG appoints new Scandi, Viaplay CEOs
There have been wide-ranging management changes at the Modern Times Group as the free and…
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Buyers Briefing: Vanda Rapti, MTG
Name: Vanda Rapti Title: VP of acquisitions, pay TV, VOD and new media, and acting…
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MTG buys Amazon’s Mozart for Viaplay
Modern Times Group’s on-demand service Viaplay in Sweden has picked up Amazon original drama Mozart…
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MTG offloads Swedish cable operation
The Modern Times Group has sold its stake in Swedish cable TV business Sappa to…
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Acquisitions help drive MTG results
The Modern Times Group has increased profit and revenue in the most recent quarter on…
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MTG launches online Gossip channel
The Modern Times Group has launched its online entertainment channel Gossip in Norway. The video-based…
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MTG Sweden restructure results in 20% cuts
The Modern Times Group has completed a restructure of its Swedish free-to-air TV operation, with…
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Disney’s Maker studios strikes Vimeo deal
Disney-owned multichannel network Maker Studios has signed a deal to with Vimeo to debut content…
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MTG launches JuicyPlay gossip video sites
Broadcaster Modern Times Group is rolling out three entertainment and celebrity gossip video sites under…
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MTG closing Russian net, launching HD services
Russian pay TV operator Raduga TV, in which Modern Times Group (MTG) holds a 50%…
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Norway’s TV3 picks up NBC’s State of Affairs
Norwegian free-to-air channel TV3 has picked up State of Affairs, the political drama that airs…