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NENT Group
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NENT Group rebrands as Viaplay Group in streaming focus
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has rebranded to Viaplay Group to reflect its increased strategic focus…
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Viaplay builds ‘The Fortress’ in new Norwegian dystopian drama
Nordic streamer Viaplay has commissioned dystopian drama The Fortress as its next Norwegian original series….
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Zodiak TV founder Patrick Svensk launches podcast investment firm
Former Zodiak Media and Kanal 5 exec Patrick Svensk has launched a new Stockholm-based firm…
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Exclusive: NENT’s ex-head of drama development & ‘Litvinenko’ exec departs
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s former head of drama development and Litvinenko producer Josephine Zapata Genetay…
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Viaplay takes DreamWorks Animation streaming rights in NBCU deal
NENT Group SVOD Viaplay has taken exclusive streaming rights for more than 400 episodes from kids…
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Viaplay names former Ziggo content chief to lead int’l partnerships
Viaplay has appointed the former director of content & entertainment at Dutch streamer Ziggo to…
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NENT Group acquires 700 hours from eOne in new content deal
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired more than 700 hours of content from Entertainment…
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NENT sets US launch date for Viaplay after striking Comcast deal
Nordic streamer Viaplay is to launch in the US on Wednesday, offering 1,100 hours of…
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Viaplay hires Kennard Bos for originals as Netherlands launch date set
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has appointed Vincent TV’s Kennard Bos to become the first exec…
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Viaplay strikes MGM coproduction pact for English-language drama
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has forged a multi-year deal with MGM International Television Productions that…
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NENT ramps up reality with deal for NBCU’s Hayu content
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group is to offer a raft of reality shows to its subscribers…
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Viaplay orders adaptation of Roslund & Hellström’s crime drama ‘Cell 8’
Nordic streamer Viaplay has ordered an adaptation of the Swedish novel Cell 8 by Anders…
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NENT hires Miramax exec to lead new distribution arm
Viaplay owner Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has launched a new global sales division and hired…
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Viaplay gets stuck in ‘Limbo’ for new original Swedish drama
Nordic streamer Viaplay has commissioned Limbo, a new original drama series, produced by Warner Bros…
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PBS & NENT Group pre-buy BBC drama ‘The Trick’ as Abacus takes sales rights
PBS in the US and the NENT Group have picked up the upcoming British drama…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay to launch in UK, Canada & Germany
Nordic streamer Viaplay is to launch in the UK, Germany and Canada over the next…
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NENT Studios rebrands as Viaplay Studios, with originals focus for Nordic streamer
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has restructured and rebranded its studio operations, NENT Studios, as…
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Deals round up: Emmys, ‘Staged’ & ‘Professionals’ head to Asia; Channel 4 plans car crash; ‘Ida Takes Charge’ at Viaplay
Emmys, ‘Staged’ & ‘Professionals’ head to Asia Broadcasters and platforms across Asia have picked up…
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Viaplay strikes deal with US-base Wiip, including climate anthology series
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has struck a pact that will see shows from US producer…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay reveals Polish originals ahead of launch
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has unveiled three originals from Poland for its streaming service…
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Viaplay reaches “major milestone” as streamer becomes NENT’s biggest revenue raiser
Nordic streamer Viaplay has become the biggest revenue raiser for parent Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT…
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NENT unveils Viaplay launch details for Poland
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group is to launch its streaming service Viaplay in Poland on 3…
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Fremantle buys NENT Studios prodcos incl Moskito, Monster & Strix
Fremantle has struck a deal to acquire 12 production labels belonging to NENT Studios, including…
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NENT to launch Viaplay in the Netherlands, eyes local programming
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group is to launch its streaming service Viaplay in the Netherlands next…
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NENT Group’s Viaplay orders UK thriller ‘Red Election’, as producer Mopar’s English-language push continues
Sweden’s Mopar Studios is producing Red Election, a new UK-set suspense drama for Nordic Entertainment…
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NENT Group & Lasse Hallström prep Hilma af Klint biopic in Nordic story push
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) will produce two English-language films every year to bring stories…
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Round-up: AMC+ launches on YouTube TV; HBO Max boards Channel 4 chimp documentary; SPI expands in Africa
AMC+ launches on YouTube TV US-based AMC Networks has launched its AMC+ subscription bundle on…
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Sales round-up: MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show; Viaplay picks up first-ever Faroese drama; ZDFE shops Nazi slave doc
MagellanTV, TVF & Furnace co-pro science show Global SVOD service MagellanTV has ordered a new…
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TBI’s 2020 Wrap: NENT Group’s Filippa Wallestam; Fremantle’s Jens Richter; eOne’s Noel Hedges; Viu’s Sahana Kamath
As a tumultuous year for the industry draws to a close, TBI talks to execs…
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Viaplay orders boarding school drama, Eccho takes ‘Threesome’
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s streamer Viaplay has ordered a Swedish drama about life at a…