Business
Yospace, TV4 extend relationship for dynamic ad insertion
Allows seamless integration of advertising in OTT content
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Data Centre
SVoD Stackers on the rise across Europe
New research finds more than half of SVoD homes are SVoD Stackers
Production & Post
Sveriges Television uses remote IP production to cover World Ski Championships
80 LDX 86 Series cameras from Grass Valley are delivering uncompressed HD signals over two 100 Gbps fibre circuits from Telia, to three control rooms in Stockholm
Production & Post
DNEG and Important Looking Pirates shine at the VES Awards
First Man and Lost in Space recognised by the Visual Effects Society
Business
Australia’s Switch Media expands into Europe
Company has acquired Swedish systems integrator Mediasmiths AB
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Acorn TV expands into more European countries
Brit streamer now available in 30 new countries
Business
Com Hem, Tele2 merger completes
New company will be known as Tele2 and led by Anders Nilsson
Business
European Commission approves acquisition of Com Hem by Tele2
Commission approved deal unconditionally
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Sweden’s Bonnier Broadcasting selects Paywizard to boost OTT growth
Will employ subscription, billing and CRM platform, Paywizard Agile, with existing systems
Business
Swedish telco Telia acquires Bonnier’s TV business
Deal includes Sweden's TV4, streaming service C More, and Finnish MTV
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Red Bee Media’s OTT services brings the World Cup to McDonalds in Sweden
All McDonalds restaurants in the country are streaming matches from Russia
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Viacom scores first mobile deal for Paramount+
App will launch to mobile subscribers in Sweden via new Telenor streaming service
Technology
Com Hem selects 3 Screen Solutions for new set-top box
3READY Android TV Client with custom launcher is powering the Android TV UHD-4K Hybrid box
Production & Post
NEP Sweden and Broadcast Solutions collaborate on UHD studio upgrade
System integrator designed the new control rooms for the country’s largest TV studios
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Canal Digital selects 3SS for next-gen UHD and OTT
3 Screen Solutions will power the company’s OnePlace OTT platform
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Eurosport partners with Facebook to extend Winter Games digital coverage
Daily short form highlights will be available in UK, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Norway
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
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TV4 integrates Norigin Media services for Smart TV apps
Norigin's Canvas Apps development services will support TV4's new bespoke AVoD services
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Viacom to launch new streaming service in the Nordics
Paramount+ is expected to launch on 1st October
Business
New Nordic pan-regional fund to support film and TV
Fund will operate across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
Business
Pay-TV prices in OECD countries driven down by promotional activity
Report also shows significant differences in pay-TV prices even between providers in the same country