Peter Schmeichel, Freddie Ljungberg and Jaap Stam, three of the Premier League’s greatest-ever players, will lead Viaplay Premier Sunday, a new and exclusive live studio format available on Viaplay in six countries. Hosted by UK sports presenter Jules Breach, this superstar line-up will be pitchside for 10 of the biggest matches during the 2024/2025 Premier […]
Viaplay Content Distribution will launch the Viaplay channel as an add-on subscription on Prime Video via Prime Video Channels in the UK on July 9th. Viaplay’s UK content offering will focus on Nordic series and films. Subscribers will have immediate access to thousands of hours of Nordic and European content. Gerald Biart, Viaplay Group, VP […]
Viaplay Group has secured the exclusive rights to football from the men’s UEFA Champions League in Sweden and Denmark, exclusive rights to the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League in Norway and Finland, and shared rights to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League in Iceland up to and including […]
Viaplay Group has renewed its rights to show Formula 1 in the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland up to and including the 2029 season. Motorsport fans in all six countries can continue to follow every second of action live on Viaplay Group’s platforms, together with local-language commentators and expert analysts, exclusive documentaries headlined […]
Viaplay has reported Q1 net sales of SEK 4,757m (€410.1m) and operating income before associated company income (ACI) and items affecting comparability (IAC) of SEK -317 million. Core operations (Nordics, Netherlands and Viaplay Select) saw 6 per cent organic net sales growth to SEK 4,459 million, with operating income before ACI and IAC of SEK […]
Viaplay Content Distribution has launched the Viaplay channel as an add-on subscription via Prime Video Channels in the US. Subscribers on Prime Video Channels will be able to access, for $5.99 a month with a 7-day free trial, the Viaplay library of Scandinavian series and films. Viaplay’s US content offering focuses on the Nordic region’s […]
In advance of the Viaplay Group Annual General Meeting of shareholders on May 14th, the Viaplay Group Nomination Committee has proposed the election of Katarina Bonde, Anna Bäck, Erik Forsberg, Andrea Gisle Joosen, Jacques du Puy, Maxime Saada, Didier Stoessel and Annica Witschard as members of the Board of Directors, and the election of Simon […]
Premier Sports has officially relaunched in the UK with a new website, app and online streaming platform while linear channels across the platforms Sky, Virgin and Amazon have been fully rebranded to Premier Sports. Effective immediately, all current customers will experience a seamless transition to Premier Sports and new customers can subscribe through the new […]
Viaplay Group will complete the sale of its UK direct-to-consumer business to SSBL Limited, trading as Premier Sports, on April 4th. The proposed transaction was announced by Viaplay Group in December 2023 and has now received final clearance from the Irish authorities. Dublin-based Premier Sports was the previous owner of the UK business, which comprises […]
Viaplay Group and Dutch media company Talpa Network have agreed a linear TV partnership in the Netherlands. Starting April 5th, Talpa Network’s SBS9 linear TV channel will be rebranded as Viaplay TV, and will show selected content from the Viaplay streaming service’s portfolio of sports. Viaplay TV’s first live broadcast will be the second free […]