Finland’s transition to HD television broadcasts will be completed at 8am (local time) on June 30th, when standard-definition commercial channels will be removed from terrestrial and cable TV networks across the country. Once Digita, the Finnish towerco, has completed the changes, it advises a channel search may be required in terrestrial households in order to […]
Monaco and Finland-based film and TV production company Pig & Horse Productions has launched with a slate of documentaries and unscripted formats. Founder Salla Kozma have unveiled the first documentary from the company. Reflections of Gaugin, which is already in production. Pig & Horse Productions is working in partnership with media veteran and former Fremantle […]
Mediavision reports that ad-supported streaming services are gaining ground in Finland. According to Mediavision’s latest Nordic TV & Streaming analysis, 15 per cent of Finnish households now subscribe to at least one paid ad-supported streaming service (HVoD). This marks a significant increase of more than 65 per cent compared to the same period in 2024. […]
Viaplay Group and Finnish telco Elisa have extended their long-term partnership through a new, multi-year distribution agreement. The renewed deal secures continued access for Elisa customers to Viaplay’s sports, films and series offerings via the Viaplay streaming service and Viaplay Group’s TV channels. The agreement marks the next step in an evolving relationship. For many […]
Nokia and Digita are expanding their partnership with CoreGo, a company specialising in payment and access control solutions for events, to provide secure and reliable data transmission for large Finnish and international events. This collaboration has enabled multiple deployments in the last two years, benefited sports and festival organisers with reliable connectivity, and significantly improved […]
Since 2018, the number of paid streaming subscribers in Finland has doubled, surpassing three million by the end of 2024. Today, 60 per cent of the households have at least one paid streaming service, according to research from Mediavision. This is considerably lower than in the other Nordic countries, where the household penetration averages around […]
Teleste and Telia Finland have signed a multi-year collaboration agreement transferring the operation and development responsibilities for broadband and TV services in Telia Finland’s cable network to Teleste. The service transition is expected to conclude by the end of 2024, with a select group of key personnel joining Teleste as part of the transfer. With […]
Teleste, the Finnish broadband technology provider, has reported that net sales decreased by 15.1 per cent in Q3, amounting to €29.9 million. EBIT stood at 1.3 million, a 160.4 per cent increase on the same quarter last year. The company estimates that total net sales in 2024 will amount to €120–135 million and that the […]
In recent years, advertisers have called for unified campaign metrics across all platforms and media. The new SpotOn measurement reports profiled contacts, reach and frequency across different devices. Finland is one of the first countries in the world to successfully measure unified campaign metrics across all broadcast platforms. The SpotOn measurement incorporates advertising on broadcasters’ […]
Finnish media technology company, Media Tailor Group, is now turning its focus to the Swedish market. As part of its international growth strategy, the company has appointed David Mühle as CEO of its Swedish operations. He will also be responsible for Media Tailor’s international expansion. Mühle brings over 20 years of leadership experience within the […]