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