Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, working with Germany’s Munich-based defence specialist Helsing, has agreed to build a constellation of satellites for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance roles to be deployed in 2029. Kongsberg’s majority investor is the Norwegian government. Kongsberg is an internationally known specialist producer of defence and space-related systems, and has an investment in […]
This autumn, Norway surpassed 6 million paid streaming subscriptions for the first time according to research from Mediavision. This is an increase of 10 per cent compared to autumn 2024. currently, 80 per cent of households in the country have at least one paid streaming service, the highest share in the Nordic region. “Norway is […]
Harmonic has announced that Telia, the second largest telco in Norway, is modernising its broadband network with the company’s cOS virtualised broadband platform. The Harmonic solution empowers Telia to deliver more reliable, higher speed connectivity, improve customer experience, reduce churn and support long-term revenue growth by accelerating its migration to DOCSIS 3.1. “We seized the […]
BBC Studios Nordic Production has announced three leadership appointments in Denmark and Norway, reinforcing its commitment to local talent and growth across the region. In Denmark, Jens Villebro, currently Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed Managing Director for Denmark, effective from the December 1st. Villebro will continue in his position as Nordic COO alongside Chief […]
Finnish production company Whatever Pictures has unveiled its slate of scripted series ahead of MIPCOM, featuring the action-driven crime thriller series Transporter (6×45’). Iceland’s Glassriver has boarded the series as co-producers and broadcaster Síminn has commissioned the series for Iceland. MTV has acquired the series for Finland. The growing slate of scripted series follows the […]
Yellow Film Studios, the independent studio in the Nordics and parent to Yellow Film & TV Finland, 255 Pix, and Newgrange Pictures in Ireland, has announced a strategic merger with Danish sales and financing studio REinvent. Together, they are launching Reinvent Yellow, a unified hub for production, sales, financing, and innovation. The new group brings […]
Space Norway, a provider of satellite services across Europe, and Allente, aplayer in the Nordic pay-TV market, have announced an agreement to secure and provide long-term satellite capacity from the 1° West orbital position to viewers in the Nordic territory. This partnership seeks to significantly enhance communication infrastructure and service delivery across the region. The […]
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 […]
Telenor has announced the acquisition of GlobalConnect’s consumer business in Norway in a transaction valued at NOK 6 billion (€0.51bn). “This marks a strategic step forward – for our customers and for Telenor. By integrating the consumer part of GlobalConnect’s fibre network into our own, we will extend our reliable and high-performing services to even […]
After a 12-year career at Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE as Sales Manager, Maria Kivinen is exiting the company to launch her distribution and financing outfit Norse Key Studios. The TV and film distribution and international financing company Norse Key Studios specialises in international sales of unscripted formats and documentaries, kids & youth programmes, scripted drama […]