DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International’s Nordic board (DEG Nordic) has announced that Scanbox Entertainment has joined its membership, strengthening the community of distributors and partners championing Home Entertainment across the four Nordic markets – Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Headquartered in Denmark, Scanbox Entertainment is an independent film company releasing titles across theatrical and […]
Space Norway and Telenor Nordics have announced a new agreement focused on delivering IPTV and linear OTT streaming services to the pay-TV markets in Norway, Sweden and Finland. This strategic alliance leverages Space Norway’s expertise in content aggregation, transcoding, and streaming of TV channels, alongside Telenor’s end-user solutions and streaming experience. Together, they aim to […]
Disney+ has announced that To Cook a Bear, an exclusive Disney+ Nordic Original series, will stream exclusively on the platform in the UK and Ireland and Hulu in the US from October 15th, with all episodes dropping at once. The six episode series is based on bestselling author Mikael Niemis’ book by the same name […]
Broadpeak, a player in streaming and monetization at scale, has been selected by international telecommunications company Telenor to deliver its video streaming service across the Nordics. Telenor has partnered with Broadpeak to replace its existing content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure and deploy a modern, unified, and scalable CDN solution. This new platform will enhance the […]
International best-selling cookbook author, Coinneach MacLeod, aka Hebridean Baker, will make his television presenting debut this autumn in a new culinary travel series, Hebridean Baker: Nordic Islands. The four-part series, which will see MacLeod swap the Scottish islands for a Nordic foodie adventure, will be released in two versions: a Gaelic-language edition airing exclusively on […]
Telenor Group reports that it delivered “very strong results” in the second quarter of 2025, triggering a raised EBITDA outlook for both the Nordics and Group. At the same time the company has solidified its position in the Nordic fibre market with a NOK 1.4 billion (€0.12bn) multi-year investment in Finland and the recently announced […]
Telenor and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have signed a new distribution agreement for the Nordic markets. The partnership secures access to a portfolio of TV channels and the HBO Max streaming service for Telenor’s TV and streaming customers in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. “The partnership with Warner Bros Discovery is of great importance to […]
Social video continues to expand rapidly across the Nordic region, reports Mediavision. This spring, more than seven million people aged 15-74 consumed social video on an average day – an approximate 30 per cent rise compared to spring 2024. Facebook and Instagram maintain the highest daily reach in the Nordics, closely followed by TikTok, all […]
Members of The Digital Entertainment Group: Nordic Committee (DEGN) have announced the second edition of Mega Movie Week in 2025. Film fans across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland will be able to enjoy promotional prices on VoD across ten days (June 14th – 22nd). The latest edition of Mega Movie Week builds on the success […]
Over 1.5 million households in the Nordic region are now paying for access to illegal streaming services according to research from Mediavision. Such services provide illegal access to thousands of TV channels and streaming services at a very low cost. This represents an increase of 200,000 households, or +16 per cent, compared to spring 2024. […]