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TV4 in Sweden names Cathrine Wiernik as programme director

TV4 in Sweden has named Cathrine Wiernik as its new programme director following the exit of Erik Westberg. Wiernik was most recently director of acquisitions, formats & development in the Nordics and Baltics, working for TV4 and fellow Telia-owned brand, MTV Finland. She will retain her current remit but also now take on the responsibilities […]

Nordic telco Telia ‘in talks’ to sell off its TV division

Nordic telco Telia Company is in talks to sell its TV division, according to local reports. According to Affärsvärlden, the telecom operator has held talks with Egmont, Schibsted and Bonnier – the latter the company that sold TV4 Group to Telia in the first place – to offload the division. Bonnier sold TV4 Group, now […]

Sweden’s TV4 seeks drama chief as Piodor Gustafsson exits to return to production

TV4’s head of drama, Piodor Gustafsson, is stepping down from the Swedish commercial broadcaster after three years in the role. Gustafsson is returning to production but will remain an advisor for the Telia-owned broadcaster. TV4’s head of production, Johanna Lind, is to take interim charge while a successor to Gustafsson is sought. During his time […]

Telia strikes OTT deal with Discovery for TV4, C More channels

Nordic telco Telia has secured European Commission approval for a deal that will see it license OTT rights to its linear channels to Discovery in Sweden and Finland. The EC had previously made it a condition of its approval for Telia’s acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting’s Swedish and Finnish commercial networks TV4 and MTV, as well […]

Telia strikes deal to control TV4 owner

Nordic telecom operator Telia has struck a deal to take control of Bonnier Broadcasting, owner of Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 and Nordic pay TV channel provider C More for SEK9.2 billion. Telia said the move was in line with the strategy adopted by the Board in 2014 to create a new Telia Company with the […]

HBO launches in Sweden

Telia has become the first platform operator in the Nordic region to offer HBO, making the premium content provider’s shows available to its 500,000 TV customers one day after their original broadcast. HBO will be available via Telia’s network for SEK79 (US$11.69) a month, bringing shows including Game of Thrones to Swedish viewers. The service […]