Business
Netflix to open Nordics hub
New hub will be based in Stockholm, with a satellite office based in Copenhagen
Nordics
Media Delivery
Paramount Plus’ European roll-out to begin with the Nordics
Company plans to have Paramount Plus available "very broadly in almost every major market"
Media Delivery
Intelsat, Telenor bring 4K UHD channels to Nordics, CEE
Among the new channels on offer are NASA TV and WOW 4K, with more expected to be added
Media Delivery
Discovery’s new streaming service to launch globally on January 4th
Discovery Plus will debut in 25 key markets in 2021, including the Nordics, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
Media Delivery
NENT plans to launch Viaplay in 15 more countries
Announcement part of company's Q2 results
Media Delivery
NENT Group, Elisa Viihde launch new Finnish streamer
Elisa Viihde Viaplay is due to launch on 30th June and will include local and Nordic content as well international content
TVBEverywhere
Amazon or Discovery ‘could bid for Premier League Nordic rights’
Bidding process for 2022/23 season currently underway
Data Centre
Why are Nordic OTT providers going local?
Content spend on originals has increased while acquisition investment decreased
Business
RTL Group aims to create Europe’s leading digital studio
Companies in Nordics, Germany and Netherlands to combine
Videos
TVBEverywhere
NENT, Tele2 expand Swedish distribution agreement
Follows NENT's extended distribution agreements with YouSee, Stofa and Boxer in Denmark earlier this year
Data Centre
Nordic SVoDs ‘giving Netflix a run for its money’
Local streaming players turning towards comedy content
TVBEverywhere
Rakuten TV expands, plans to carry 8K films
8K films expected on the service in the second half of 2019
TVBEverywhere
M2A Media, Mediability take Nordics into the Cloud
Partnership allows viewers to access VoD content via a full range of devices minutes after broadcast
TVBEverywhere
Canal Digital launches downloadable content
Viewers can use the offline functionality within Canal Digital apps from 3rd October
TVBEverywhere
NENT Group taps Clipsource to leverage metadata
Provider is using the new platform to maintain internal control and upgrade its marketing and communication activities
Business
Viacom names new general manager for the Nordics
Jesper Dahl will take up the position from the 1st October
Business
Mediability and Grass Valley partner for the Nordics
Companies announce strategic partnership giving Mediability's clients full access to Grass Valley product portfolio
Business
Viacom confirms first ever MTV format deal with Russia’s Channel U
Deal includes two further local adaptations of Ex on the Beach for the Discovery channel in Norway and Denmark
Technology
Canal Digital employs Conax to secure new 4K service
Marks first delivery of Conax Lynx separation technology to protect content from "pirate in the box" attacks
TVBEverywhere
Canal Digital offering “game changing” next-gen TV experience
OnePlace is built on Google's Android TV open ecosystem
TVBEverywhere
Canal Digital selects 3SS for next-gen UHD and OTT
3 Screen Solutions will power the company’s OnePlace OTT platform
Business
Denmark’s TDC to acquire MTG’s broadcasting and entertainment business
Deal will give TDC close to three million TV subscribers and access to ten million households in the Nordic region
Business
RTL Group acquires multi-platform network United Screens
Company generates over 500 million videos a month on YouTube
TVBEverywhere
Viacom to launch new streaming service in the Nordics
Paramount+ is expected to launch on 1st October
