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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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Sony Pictures sells self-commissioned thriller ‘Alex Rider’ to 100+ territories
Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) coming of age spy-thriller Alex Rider has been sold into more…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down the numbers for 2019/20
2019 might seem like a different world to the Covid-19 dominated landscape we live in…
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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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TBI Special Report Four: Learning from lockdown
Covid-19’s impact on the TV business has been immense, but not all the ramifications are…
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TBI Weekly: A writer’s view on lockdown in Santa Monica
Cold Courage writer Brendan Foley reflects on his personal experiences of Covid-19 under lockdown in…
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TBI Scripted: Is a deluge of drama causing a Nordic thaw?
Scandinavian producers have become prolific over recent years but is a deluge of scripted product…
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Mid-East’s MBC lands Viaplay alum Jakob Mejlhede Andersen
Middle East operator MBC Group – which appointed ex-Zodiak Media CEO Marc Antoine d’Halluin as…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Shadowplay
Created by Måns Mårlind, whose previous shows include The Bridge and Midnight Sun, this Berlin-based…
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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 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 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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TBI Weekly: Five takeaways from NEM Zagreb
From Netflix’s treatment of non-English language dramas to the potential problem of over-production in the…
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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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Kids round-up: HBO Max revives ‘Adventure Time’; Disney Channel visits ‘Sulphur Springs’; CCTV rings ‘Hana’s Helpline’
HBO Max revives Adventure Time HBO Max has revived Cartoon Network show Adventure Time by…
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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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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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NENT taps Discovery Networks exec to head up scripted at Viaplay
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has hired Discovery Networks Sweden exec Jon Petersson to head up…
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Nice Drama appoints Mikael Newihl as development head
Nordic Entertainment Group-owned Nice Drama has appointed Mikael Newihl as its head of development. Newihl…
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Viaplay to launch original comedy drama Love Me
Nordic streaming service Viaplay, owned by Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), is set to launch new…
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Show of the week: Hidden
Distributor: Banijay Rights Producer: Yellow Bird Channel: Viaplay/TV3 Concept: A man declared dead after a…
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Tandem, Bron Studios set for thriller from The Bridge scribe
Tandem Productions, a Studiocanal company, and Bron Studios are set to produce a gritty dramatic…