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HBO Max goes live in Spain and Nordics

HBO Max, the streaming platform from WarnerMedia, has rolled out in the Nordics and Spain, commencing its 27-territory rollout in Europe. HBO Max offers series and movies from Warner Bros, HBO, DC, Cartoon Network and Max Originals in one place. A month-long launch promotion (ending November 30th) has been announced that gives new customers 50 […]

October 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Viaplay subs up 28% YoY

NENT has reported a 28 per cent increase in Viaplay paying subscribers year-on-year to 3,608,000, with 322,000 subscribers added quarter-on-quarter, of which 36,000 were Nordic subscribers and 286,000 were international subscribers. NENT reported Q3 sales of SEK 3,054 million (€305.7m), an increase of 9.9 per cent. In a press statement, Anders Jensen President & CEO, […]

October 26, 2021

NetNordic provides Airties Smart Wi-Fi portfolio in Nordics

NetNordic, a Nordic system integrator, and Airties, a supplier of managed Wi-Fi solutions to service providers globally, has announced a new strategic relationship to serve broadband providers throughout the Nordic region. NetNordic will offer Airties’ portfolio of Smart Wi-Fi products through a strategic reseller agreement that provides sales and technical support to local broadband service […]

October 11, 2021

Eye Networks signs Nordic agreement with Amazon company eero

Norwegian wifi company Eye Networks has signed an agreement with eero, an Amazon company, for the distribution of mesh wifi products and services to Nordic broadband service providers. “This is our biggest distribution agreement to date,” said Jan Pedro Tumusok, CEO of Eye Networks. The eero for Service Providers program combines eero hardware with subscription […]

October 11, 2021

HBO Max targets 190 territories by 2026

HBO Max has announced its service will be available to customers in 27 territories during the initial phase of its European roll out. In an online presentation, WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform reaffirmed it will launch first in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain, and Andorra on October 26th and then in Central & Eastern Europe and […]

October 5, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Glimsdal joins SF Studios as Senior Acquisition Manager

SF Studios has announced that Silje Nikoline Glimsdal has been recruited as Senior Acquisition Manager. Silje will focus on SF Studios’ Nordic acquisitions and co-productions, and occasionally on the company’s international acquisition slate. Silje will join SF Studios on November 1st. After starting her career as an intern at Zentropa in 2009, Glimsdal joined their […]

October 5, 2021

NENT Group to show IndyCar in 9 countries

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has extended its rights to show NTT IndyCar Series motorsport until 2024. NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service will continue showing every race from North America’s premier motorsport competition in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, while adding Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for the first time. The IndyCar Series runs […]

September 24, 2021

Viaplay UK launch in 2022

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is to launch its Viaplay streaming service in five new markets by the end of 2023. Viaplay will launch in the UK in the second half of 2022 and then in Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland during 2023. Viaplay will then be present in a total of 16 countries, compared […]

September 22, 2021

SF Studios distribution deal with Paramount Pictures

SF Studios, the distribution and production company in the Nordics, has signed a new distribution deal with Paramount Pictures to manage the studio’s physical home entertainment products in the Nordic market – Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Among the titles included in the agreement are new Paramount theatrical releases such as A Quiet Place: Part II, along with recent […]

July 27, 2021

Viaplay Q2 revenues up 36% YoY

NENT Group has reported that Viaplay paying subscribers up 21 per cent YoY in Q2 to 3,287,000 with 140,000 subscribers added QoQ, of which 113,000 were Nordic subscribers and 27,000 were international subscribers. 2021 year end international Viaplay subscriber target upgraded from more than 250,000 to 500,000. The Group reported a total operating income of […]

July 22, 2021