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Nordic Entertainment Group
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Viaplay unveils ‘Dragon’s Den’ as first Dutch original
Nordic Entertainment’s (NENT Group) streaming service Viaplay has announced its first Dutch original show ahead…
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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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Sales round-up: Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’; France TV & NBCU take kids shows; WOWOW wow-ed by Swedish ‘Honour’
Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’ Sky in the UK, Stan in Australia, M6-Téva…
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Rainmaker Content strikes deal to sell Viaplay originals worldwide
Rainmaker Content, the distributor launched last year by former Kew Media Distribution (KMD) execs Greg…
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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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Deals round-up: Globoplay buys ‘Coroner’ & ‘Wynonna Earp’; Abacus to sell Nick Broomfield doc; Viaplay preps ‘Estonia: The Last Wave’
Globo grabs Coroner & Wynonna Earp Brazilian streamer Globoplay has picked up drama duo Coroner and…
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NENT eyes $405m funding to fuel Viaplay expansion in Europe & US
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is looking to raise SEK3.5bn ($405m) to fund the expansion…
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FilmNation TV UK strikes first development deal, linking with Reggie Yates
Kirstie Macdonald-led production outfit FilmNation TV UK has struck its first scripted development deal, securing…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay takes to ‘Catwalk’ with movie & docuseries
Nordic streamer Viaplay is preparing to air a film and accompanying docuseries about a Swedish…
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NENT’s Viaplay to merge with Elisa Viihde in Finland
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is to combine its streaming service Viaplay with OTT rival…
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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 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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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from a week with Covid-19
It might feel like you’ve been stuck indoors for months but for most readers outside…
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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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More than 300 channels could leave UK following Brexit, analysts suggest
More than 300 channels operated by international broadcasters from the UK could move to Europe…
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Viaplay operator NENT strikes Sony co-production, output deal
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has struck a co-development and co-production deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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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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NBCUniversal strikes kids deal with Nordic Entertainment Group
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has finalised a kids content partnership with NBCUniversal International Distribution…
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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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Expectation’s Kirstie Macdonald joins NENT, FilmNation’s JV
FilmNation Entertainment and Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group have appointed Kirstie Macdonald as creative director of…
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TBI Weekly: How Red Arrow Studios fits into M&A frenzy (Column)
A flurry of deals yesterday highlighted the surging appetite for acquisitions and with companies including…
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Nice Drama appoints SF Studios, Warner Bros alum as executive producer
Midnight Sun producer Nice Drama has appointed former SF Studios and Warner Bros. exec Karin…
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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,…
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Viaplay cooks up culinary show with ‘Food & Fire’ docuseries
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is expanding its unscripted offering with a six-part English-language docuseries…
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Exclusive: Nordic streamer Viaplay makes first move into medical drama
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has ordered its first medical drama for regional streamer Viaplay,…
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MTG’s Catrina to become Nordic Entertainment Group CFO
MTG’s chief strategy officer, Gabriel Catrina, is set to become chief financial officer of Nordic…
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MTG completes Trace sale
MTG has appointed two new members to its leadership team following its decision to split…
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Modern Times Group carves business in two
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to split in two, with its European free and pay…