Investment bank Jefferies has downgraded Scandinavian streamer Viaplay to an ‘Underperform’ rating. The bank’s note to Viaplay investors does not make pleasant reading. Jefferies says that incoming CEO Jorgen Lindemann must deal with the new reality of large programming commitments, higher sports rights competition, higher funding costs, a lack of scale and a diminished consumer […]

Almost half of all Nordic households with a paid streaming subscription claim willingness to pay €1-€3 more per month to gain access to a larger library of local movies and series, according to research from Mediavision. Almost 25 per cent of the households would pay €3 per month for this. Among the streaming services, Apple […]

Peter Nørrelund has rejoined Viaplay Group with immediate effect and will take up the position of EVP and Chief Sports & Sports Business Development Officer. He was previously Viaplay Group’s Chief Sports Officer and spent more than 20 years at the Group before leaving earlier this spring. Nørrelund will report to Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, Viaplay […]

Entertainment provider Viaplay has announced a downgrade of its short-term outlook for 2023 following an accelerated deterioration in the operating environment and longer than expected realisation of its cost savings programme. The Group has also withdrawn its long term operational and financial guidance. An update on the medium term outlook is expected to be provided […]

Viaplay Group will adapt Jens Lapidus’ bestselling novel ‘Paradis City’ into a major scripted series headlined by some of the Nordic region’s leading screen talents. A tense drama set in Sweden in a not-too-distant future, ‘Paradis City’ stars Alexander Abdallah (‘Snabba Cash’; ‘Love Me’) and Julia Ragnarsson (‘End of Summer’; ‘Spring Tide’), and is directed […]

Viaplay Group has entered a long-term distribution partnership with Polish telecommunications company Play. Following last year’s merger with UPC, Play is now Poland’s leading telecommunication operator. With this partnership, the Viaplay streaming service is included as a hard bundle in Play’s TV packages. Viaplay Group had previously established successful partnerships with both Play and UPC, […]

SuperSport and Viaplay will merge their match-day programming on May 27th to cover the BKT URC Grand Final in South Africa for fans across the UK. Viewers will get a 360 view of the DHL Stormers versus Munster BKT URC decider in Cape Town. By combining both production teams and on-air talent, SuperSport and Viaplay […]

Viaplay Group has appointed Cecilia Gave as EVP and Head of Sports. In her new role, Gave will oversee the strategic development and coordinate the management of Viaplay’s sports operations across all relevant markets. She joins the Group Executive Management team and is based in Stockholm. The appointment is effective immediately. Gave joined Viaplay Group […]

Viaplay Group has appointed Sandra Åberg SVP and Head of Investor Relations. Åberg is currently Investor Relations Director at Essity in Stockholm and brings experience in investor relations and finance from a range of international businesses. She will join Viaplay Group in September 2023 and report to Anders Jensen, Viaplay Group President and CEO. Åberg […]

Viaplay Group has appointed Filippa Wallestam EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, Nordics. In her new role, Wallestam will hold overall responsibility for the Group’s largest commercial region, which spans Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Most recently EVP and Chief Content Officer, Wallestam will continue to lead Viaplay Group’s content operations and will be based […]