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Viaplay
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Nordic SVOD penetration ‘outperforming’ other markets
SVOD has grown its share of overall subscription video expenditure in the Nordic markets over…
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TBI Weekly: Originals propel local SVOD success
This week, MTG revealed its Nordic SVOD service Viaplay has seen positive results as the…
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Stats show SVOD net Viaplay climbed 25% last year as new original arises
Nordic subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay saw viewing time increase by 25% during 2017, according to…
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Walter Presents heads down The River
On-demand service Walter Presents has acquired rights to new Norwegian drama The River in the…
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Viaplay originals greenlight flurry continues
Another day, another new original drama for Scandinavia SVOD service Viaplay. The MTG-owned service has…
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MTG reveals Hidden Swedish original
MTG Studios has revealed its next original drama Hidden, fronted by Izabella Scorupco (GoldenEye) and…
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MTG preps ‘biggest ever’ drama from Norway
MTG’s production arm is lining up a drama series for broadcaster TV3 and SVOD service…
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Viaplay chief exits as MTG rejig continues
Ira Gladnikoff, head of Viaplay, is leaving Scandinavia-based broadcaster MTG as the company continues to…
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VOD impact leads to MTG programming rejig
The Norwegian arm of European broadcaster MTG has reorganised its programming team to bring its…
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Viaplay commits to Conspiracy of Silence
MTG video streaming service Viaplay has ordered an eight-part political thriller named Conspiracy of Silence….
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Google exec to lead Discovery Nordics digital unit
Google exec Karin Bonde has left the tech giant to become VP of Discovery Networks…
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Viaplay calls on Peppy Pals for new kids original
Scandinavian SVOD service Viaplay is getting its second kids TV original – a 16-part series…
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Fox debuts on-demand service in France
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa has today launched its authenticated on-demand service in France….
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Drama at the members’ club
Howard Stringer and Jeremy Fox tell TBI about Atrium, their new club for platforms that…
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MTG names new Viaplay chief as Karlen exits
Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Ira Gladnikoff (pictured) as head of its subscription video-on-demand…
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Set-tops ‘unimportant’ for SVOD, says Viaplay chief
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned OTT subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay does not need to be available…
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Viaplay sets UK-coproduced drama
Scandinavian SVOD service Viaplay’s latest original will be coproduced by UK-based production company Nevision. Big-budget…
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Viaplay gains first-run Disney in new MTG deal
Viaplay subscribers are getting early access to Star Wars and Marvel Universe movies through the…
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EU moves ahead with controversial content plan
The European Parliament, the European Commission and member states have reached an agreement on implementing…
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Fox, Viaplay team for Fox+ streaming service
Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa and Viaplay have launched Fox+, a new drama and…
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MTG turns in solid results as studio grows
Nordic and international pay and free TV outfit Modern Times Group turned in a solid…
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Viaplay orders OTT original from The Bridge scribe
Viaplay’s push into original programming has continued with an order for The Lawyer, a scripted…
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TBI Digital: Year in Review
Twenty-sixteen was bookended by subscription VOD services taking their limited offers and launching them globally…
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Red Arrow, MTG team for thriller series
Red Arrow International and the Modern Times Group have joined forces to make Embassy Down,…
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Nobel drama win for Canal+
French pay TV operator Canal+ has acquired Scandi thriller series Nobel. DRG sells the show…
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MTG veteran Hermansson leaving
The executive chairman of MTG’s digital MTGx division, Mathias Hermansson, is leaving the company. Hermansson…
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Netflix doesn’t scare local CEE players
Netflix is unlikely to make significant headway in most markets in central and Eastern Europe…
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SVOD net gets porn drama after Swedish Dicks
Scandinavian subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay’s latest original will be a ten-part drama about a film…
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MTG moves into kids TV
The Modern Times Group has commissioned The Big Experiment, its first original kids series. The…
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MTG launches SVOD in the Baltics
The Modern Times Group is launching its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltics, taking on…