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NENT Group
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Exclusive: Fremantle & private equity firms eye NENT Studios UK
Private equity firms and global producer Fremantle are understood to be among a slew of…
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NENT Studios UK to be sold to fuel Nordic streamer Viaplay’s growth plans
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is selling its UK-based development, production and distribution business, which…
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MIPCOM Drama round-up: SPT takes ‘Doc’ to US; NTV’s Russian dramas sell in Asia; ‘Babylon Berlin’ sales; BBCS, NENT & more…
Sony preps US remake of Lux Vide’s drama Doc Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has picked up…
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NENT Group opens ‘The Box’ with straight-to-series order; Adi Hasak and Anna Friel attached
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has given a straight-to-series order for a new supernatural anthology…
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News round-up: Hulu cooks with Jamie Oliver; Viaplay reveals esports drama; MBC launches MENA academy
Viaplay delves into Danish esports Nordic streamer Viaplay is preparing an esports-focused comedy series from…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay links with Lillyhammer’s Henriette Steenstrup for dramedy
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has ordered a comedy-drama written by and starring Lillyhammer actress…
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NENT names Alexander Bastin CEO of studio ops in leadership reshuffle
Alexander Bastin has been appointed as SVP and CEO of Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s Studio…
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NENT eyes Baltic originals ahead of Viaplay launch in region
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is rolling out its Viaplay streamer into the Baltics and…
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News round-up: Viaplay greenlights Covid-19 drama; Discovery UK’s lifestyle orders; NHK’s Coronavirus cruise doc
Viaplay orders social distancing drama Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has ordered a drama produced under…
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Nordic duo NENT & Telenor get greenlight to merge pay TV divisions
Viaplay owner NENT Group and fellow Nordic operator Telenor Group have been given the greenlight…
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NENT resumes unscripted sale & appoints DRG’s Halliwell to head UK division
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has resumed the sale of its non-scripted production interests and…
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News round-up: Disney+ preps ‘Mandalorian’ docuseries; GRB’s comedy deal; DRG expands slate
Disney+ preps The Mandalorian docuseries Disney+ is to launch an eight-part docuseries exploring the creation…
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An in-depth analysis of Disney+ launch in Europe & Covid-19’s impact
Disney+ lands in countries across Europe – excluding France – today amid a pandemic that…
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NENT suspends unscripted sale, cuts programming spend as Covid-19 bites
Niklas Ekstedt in Four Hands Menu Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has suspended the sale…
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Viaplay reports viewing jump of 44% following Coronavirus outbreak
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group)’s Viaplay streaming service has reported a surge in viewing figures…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What will Covid-19 mean for AVOD, SVOD & pay TV?
Broadcasters and streamers are preparing for a deluge in viewing as country-wide lockdowns across Europe…
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NENT Group’s ‘profitable growth at risk’ as Coronavirus hits
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has said the spread of Coronavirus is “having an adverse…
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Viaplay orders eco thriller ‘The Swarm’ from ‘Games of Thrones’ producer Frank Doelger
Scandinavian streamer Viaplay has ordered ecological thriller The Swarm, an eight-part English-language drama from Game…
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NENT adds short form ‘Delete Me’ to Viaplay drama line-up
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has added Norwegian young adult drama series Delete Me to…
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Viaplay strikes extended content deal with Disney in Nordics
Disney has struck an extended content deal with Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), providing the…
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NENT Group to sell entire unscripted business, looks for partner to fuel scripted ambitions
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is to sell off the entirety of its non-scripted production…
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NENT tunes ‘Harmonica’ as originals roster set to hit 30 in 2020
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has commissioned a Swedish romantic drama series, adding to its fast-expanding…
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Viaplay explores long life with new docuseries from Niklas Ekstedt
Nordic streamer Viaplay is expanding its docuseries offering with a new English-language show that explores…
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Deals round-up: NENT extends Danish drama; Netflix adds World War II docuseries; ABC renews ‘Rookie’
NENT returns to Those Who Kill Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has commissioned a second…
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Merger ahead for Viasat and Canal Digital
NENT Group and Telenor Group are to combine the former’s Viasat Consumer with the latter’s…
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Viaplay buys Moonbug’s ‘Mia’s Magic Playground’
Nordic streamer Viaplay has bought producer-distributor Moonbug’s Mia’s Magic Playground. Moonbug struck the deal with Viaplay…
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NENT Group appoints DRG’s Halliwell as MD of UK studios operation
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has appointed DRG boss Richard Halliwell as MD of the…
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Exclusive: NENT Group’s content, co-productions and acquisitions team revealed
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s recently appointed chief content officer Filippa Wallestam has named a six-pronged…
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Viaplay concludes Nordic footprint with Iceland launch
NENT Group-owned streamer Viaplay is to launch in Iceland. The SVOD will launch in the…
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NENT Group restructures, cuts group management team
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has unveiled a comprehensive restructuring of its senior management team,…