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Viaplay Group
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Viaplay completes UK business sale & strikes Talpa linear partnership
Viaplay Group will complete the sale of its UK direct-to-consumer business to SSBL Limited, which…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Vanda Rapti, EVP of Viaplay Select & content distribution
As buyers head to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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Viaplay sells Paprika Studios to CEE prodco’s management led by Ákos Erdős
Viaplay Group has sold Paprika Studios to the Central and Eastern European production group’s management…
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Viaplay’s head of movies, factual & kids, Nicholas Hadley-Kamptz, latest to exit Nordic group
Nicholas Hadley-Kamptz is the latest senior exec to exit the Viaplay Group, with the head…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Behind Viaplay’s cost-cutting measures
With Viaplay taking drastic measures to save its business earlier this month, Omdia’s Matthew Evenson…
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Viaplay to cut 25% of staff, with Filippa Wallestam departing, as Nordic group pulls out of UK & US & eyes sale
Viaplay Group in the Nordics is to cut more than 25% of its staff, with…
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News round-up: Disney extends Bob Iger contract; Bonafide & Peter Moffat to adapt ‘The Escape Artist’; Viaplay chair steps down
Disney extends Bob Iger contract Disney has extended Bob Iger’s contract as CEO for a…
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Viaplay Group restructures leadership & switches to country-based operations
Viaplay Group in the Nordics is restructuring its operating model, implementing a country-based system alongside…
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Exclusive: Viaplay retains “intense” originals schedule despite financial woes, reveals scripted boss
Viaplay Group has retained its scripted originals target, despite its recent financial woes, the Nordic…
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Viaplay CEO Anders Jensen resigns as economic woes hit streamer, MTG alum Lindemann drafted in
Viaplay Group’s CEO Anders Jensen has resigned from the company, with economic headwinds battering the…
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Viaplay appoints EVP & head of sports to replace departed Peter Nørrelund
Viaplay has appointed one of its veteran execs to oversee the Nordic streamer’s sports operations…
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Viaplay veteran Kim Poder departs as Filippa Wallestam named chief commercial officer
Viaplay veteran Kim Poder is exiting the company after 24 years, with content chief Filippa…
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Exclusive: Viaplay’s Vanda Rapti on North American strategy, subscriber goals & Nordic noir
Viaplay’s Vanda Rapti talks to Mark Layton about subscriber goals, its North American commissioning strategy…
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Viaplay series & kids head Stephen Mowbray exits
Stephen Mowbray, Viaplay Group’s head of series & kids, has exited the company. A spokesman…
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News round-up: VTM2 gets ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’; Viaplay sets US & Canada DTC launch; Cowshed reorganises
VTM2 gets ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’ VTM2 in Belgium has ordered Stranded On Honeymoon Island,…
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Viaplay partners with Ian Rankin for ‘Rebus’ series as first UK drama commission
Nordic streamer Viaplay has ordered a new adaptation of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective novels as…
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Exclusive: Viaplay’s Stephen Mowbray details Nordic streamer’s content wishlist
As the industry descends upon Cannes once again for MIPJR & MIPCOM, TBI talks to…
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Viaplay Group orders Swedish version of Banijay adventure format ‘The Journey’
Viaplay Group has ordered The Journey – 15 Days In Nepal, a new reality adventure…
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Exclusive: Viaplay makes double order on ‘MasterChef: Young Talent’ as culinary format expands
Viaplay Group has commissioned two separate local versions of MasterChef: Young Talent, a new iteration…
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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…