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MTG Studios
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Viaplay originals greenlight flurry continues
Another day, another new original drama for Scandinavia SVOD service Viaplay. The MTG-owned service has…
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Viaplay orders first Danish original
MTG Studios has commissioned a Danish original drama named Pro’s and Con’s. The series will…
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Viaplay calls on Peppy Pals for new kids original
Scandinavian SVOD service Viaplay is getting its second kids TV original – a 16-part series…
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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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Nice M&A exec shifts to MTG
Peter Holmström has stepped into the acting COO role at the Modern Times Group’s African…
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Nice M&A exec shifts to MTG
Peter Holmström has stepped into the acting COO role at the Modern Times Group’s African…
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Aass lands top MTG content job as Svensk exits
European broadcaster Modern Times Group has made Morten Aass president and CEO of its content…
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DRG launches dedicated formats division
UK-based distributor DRG is launching a dedicated formats business that will tap into the resources…
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MTG buys Nice Entertainment Group for €84.4m
MTG Studios, the content arm of broadcast group MTG, has acquired Nice Entertainment for €84.4…
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MTG Studios makes its move
MTG rebranded Modern Studios and created MTG Studios two years ago with little fanfare. However,…
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MTG rejigs Baltics management, expands local production
Modern Times Group (MTG) is making a series of changes to the management of Viasat…
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DRG sells comic science factual series back to NRK
MTG Studios-owned UK distributor DRG has sold the Canadian remake of an NRK comic science-themed…
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DRG completes first post-takeover deal
UK-based DRG has acquired a pair of documentaries from Discovery Communications, marking the first deal…
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MTG Studios ditching Strix International brand for DRG
MTG Studios plans to fold the formats from its Strix International division into DRG, the…
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MTG completes DRG acquisition, buys Novemberfilm
Modern Times Group Studios has finalised its acquisition of UK-based distributor DRG, and bought Norwegian…
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MTG set to pip Sky Vision to DRG deal
Patrick Svensk’s MTG Studios is set to acquire UK distributor DRG after outgunning Sky Vision…
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MTG Studios options Scandi formats in France, UK and Germany
MTG Studios’ has secured options for key formats from its production company Strix, with producers…
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Germany’s Sat.1 pounces on Stalkers format
German free-to-air channel Sat.1 has picked up a local version of true-crime series Stalkers. The…
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MTG Studios hires Zodiak’s Jens Eriksson as COO
MTG Studios, the content arm of pan European broadcaster Modern Times Group, has poached former…