Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has signed a five-year exclusive media rights agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL), the US ice hockey league, to broadcast up to 1,400 live NHL games every season on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service in Poland until 2026. The deal expands NENT Group and the NHL’s long-term partnership to […]
Investment bank Berenberg, in a major report on Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) and the prospects for further expansion for the broadcaster, suggests some appealing markets which NENT might be looking at to launch its Viaplay service. NENT is due to hold its Capital Markets Day (CMD) on September 22nd when it might make announcements as […]
NAGRA, Technicolor Connected Home, t4h. (Tech4home) and 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) have announced that Estonian multiservice provider Elisa has gone live with its next-generation super-aggregated Elisa Elamus service. The new hybrid multiscreen offering, based on Android TV OS Operator Tier, is available via DVB-C (cable), DVB-T (terrestrial), IPTV and on all OTT platforms. Elisa Elamus […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has announced that Viaplay will launch in Poland on August 3rd. The Nordic media company initiated an ambitious international expansion plan to roll out its flagship platform in 10 new markets by the end of 2023. In their last quarterly report, notes Dataxis, they announced having gathered 27,000 new paying viewers […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and Polish cable TV operator UPC have signed a multi-year distribution deal to bring NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service to UPC’s customers. Viaplay will launch in Poland on August 3rd with a unique combination of Viaplay Originals, international films and series, kids content and premium live sports such as Bundesliga […]
Analysts at Berenberg Bank have praised Nordic Entertainment Group’s (NENT) Q2 results, saying the broadcaster’s subscription numbers “which stole the show”. While the company’s Q2/2021 sales of SEK3,072 million was in line with consensus, it was the subscriber numbers which impressed. Berenberg said: “The international subscriber outlook for 2021 increased to 500,000 from 250,000 as […]
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 […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and Polish cable TV operator Vectra have agreed a multi-year distribution deal that makes NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service available to Vectra’s 1.7 million customers. Viaplay will launch in Poland on August 3rd with a combination of Viaplay Originals, international films and series, kids content and premium live sports such […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has secured the exclusive rights to show Premier League football live on its Viaplay streaming service in the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 2022 to 2028. The six-season deal expands NENT Group’s long-term partnership with the Premier League to nine European countries. Every season, Viaplay will show 380 […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has confirmed it will launch its Viaplay streaming service in Poland on August 3rd. Viaplay will offer Polish viewers a combination of premium live sports, Viaplay Originals, international movies and TV series, and kids content, and will be priced at PLN 34 (€7.55) per month. Following its roll-out in Poland, […]