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HBO Europe to remake Aussie crime comedy
HBO Europe has acquired production rights to Australian crime comedy Small Time Gangster and is…
MTG programming exec departs for Millicom
Louise Ernst has left her position of head of programming at Modern Times Group’s Viaplay…
Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…
TV ratings start-up adds ex-TalkTalk, Endemol toppers
Former TalkTalk and MTG executive Laurence Miall-d’Août has been appointed CEO of London-based TVbeat, a…
MTG merging digital businesses
Modern Times Group is to merge its Viaplay online pay TV business with the MTGx…
DRG launches dedicated formats division
UK-based distributor DRG is launching a dedicated formats business that will tap into the resources…
MTG Studios becomes Nice Entertainment
The Modern Times Group has rebranded its content division MTG Studios as Nice Entertainment Group….
Confirmed: MTG buys €30m Trace stake
Modern Times Group has entered into an agreement to buy youth-orientated Europe-based channel group Trace…
MTG tipped to win race for channel operator Trace
A deal for Trace is close to completion with the Modern Times Group tipped to…
MTG on-demand services bag Viacom shows
Viacom International Media Networks will supply Modern Times Group with programming for the latter’s numerous…
MTG and Discovery execs make Swedish music move
Former Modern Times Group (MTG) and Discovery communications executives, Felix Mannheimer and Peter McKelvy have…
Viasat ditches 3D channel
MTG’s Nordic pay TV broadcaster Viasat is closing its dedicated 3D network, citing low viewing…
MTG launches new channel in Africa
Modern Times Group has launched a free-to-air channel in Tanzania. The TV1 channel has launched…
MTG sells broadband service for $5.8m
Modern Times Group has agreed to sell its 80% stake in Swedish broadband service provider…
MTG launches in Turkey
Modern Times Group is launching a raft of its pay TV channels in Turkey for…
MTG in $834m refinancing agreement
European media giant Modern Times Group has refinanced its debt arrangement by agreeing to a…
MTG cuts Disney deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its content licensing agreement with Disney for first-run and…
MTG seals US$114 million Nice deal
Modern Times Group has concluded a deal for Scandi production group Nice Entertainment. MTG’s move…
UK fare bound for new Norwegian FTA net
British shows such as The Great British Bake-Off and MasterChef UK will make up part…
MTG says quarterly earnings put it back on track
Modern Times Group has reported increased in quarterly and nine month and said the growth…
ABC orders Cannes-bound Bryan Singer drama
US broadcaster ABC has given a straight-to-series order to The Black Box, an upcoming drama…
MTG buys Nice Entertainment Group for €84.4m
MTG Studios, the content arm of broadcast group MTG, has acquired Nice Entertainment for €84.4…
Russian channel to adapt NZ Cult drama
State broadcaster Rossiya 1 has commissioned a Russian version of Kiwi mystery drama The Cult….
MTG rejigs Baltics management, expands local production
Modern Times Group (MTG) is making a series of changes to the management of Viasat…
MTG makes digital acquisition in CEE
MTG has inked a deal for a controlling share of Bulgarian digital conglomerate Darik News…
MTG has further plans to build content business post DRG deal
Modern Times Group says it plans to build its content and distribution business having already…
Settman out in MTG management shake-up
Free and pay TV group MTG has implemented several senior changes management changes that include…
MTG appoints Virgin exec to Viasat COO role
Modern Times Group (MTG) has appointed former Virgin Media executive Aleks Habdank as chief operating…
Mixed results for MTG
Modern Times Group expects some growth from its Nordic pay TV business this year, with…
MTG hires Google exec as chief digital officer
Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Google executive Rikard Steiber in the new role of…