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Nice prodco gets new CEO as Marschall exits

Nice Entertainment producer Paprika Latino has promoted its COO to replace current CEO Peter Marschall. Akos Erdos’ elevation to chief executive comes as part of what Paprika described as a “planned succession process”. He joined the firm in 2013 from Hungary’s Origo Film Studios. The company was born in Romania and has expanded through central […]

Ex-Atlantique exec creates Dramacorp with Beta

Former Atlantique Productions and Nice Entertainment drama boss Patrick Nebout has launched his own prodco, Dramacorp. Germany’s Beta Film has invested in the new company, which will be based in Sweden, and is a major shareholder. Nebout plans to create, develop and executive-produce high-end dramas with international appeal, with Dramacorp financially packaging projects and working […]

Banijay Finland gets interim bosses after CEO exit

Banijay Finland has made its CFO, COO and CCO interim bosses of the production company after FremantleMedia poached Joonas Hytönen. “As part of the current management team, CCO Martti Suovinen CCO, CFO Rami Jahkonen, and COO Suvi Oja Heiniemi will become joint interim CEOs,” said Jacob Houlind, Nordic group CEO at Banijay Group in a statement issued to […]

DRG gets Supersized, Bought the House

Nice Entertainment-owned distributor DRG is heading to MIPCOM with a pair of new factual entertainment shows. The firm has taken distribution rights outside the UK and Ireland to the format and finished tape of Honey I Bought the House and rights outside the UK to Supersized. Honey I Bought the House comes from Objective Productions […]

Nice’s Gong merges with Strix as founder departs

Danish prodcos Gong and Strix have merged after Gong founder following CEO Joachim Majholm decision to leave the company. Both companies are part of Modern Times Group-owned Nordic production group Nice Entertainment. Under the new structure for Nice’s Danish operations, Strix CEO Fredrik Hillerbrand (pictured, right) will oversee all production operations in the country. Between […]

Content crunch – the fight for rights

As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke talks to distributors about the changing face of the business and how, in the hyper competitive world of TV, they are gaining access to content. First-look deals, overall deals, development deals, output deals, umbrella deals and pod deals: all are […]

MTG buys Nice Entertainment Group for €84.4m

MTG Studios, the content arm of broadcast group MTG, has acquired Nice Entertainment for €84.4 million (US$114.2 million). Under the leadership of Patrick Svensk, MTG Studios has been actively buying production and distribution companies including DRG and Novemberfilm, which sit alongside its other production banners Strix and Paprika. It’s understood the likes of Core Media […]

Crozier plays down Nice move as ITV boosts revenue

ITV’s chief exec Adam Crozier has played down a move for Scandinavian production group Nice Entertainment as the UK broadcaster posted strong half yearly results. ITV has been among the most active major television company in terms of acquisitions since Crozier unveiled his five-year Transformation plan in 2010, and just last week bought UK indie […]

Keshet International’s talent format Master Class travels

The global march of Israeli formats shows no sign of slowing down after Keshet International’s Master Class was sold across Scandinavia and CEE. The musical talent show is to be remade locally in Sweden, Norway and Hungary after the Israeli distributor closed option deals. Nice Entertainment, the group of Nordic production companies owned by private […]