NENT Group, the Nordic streaming company which includes the Scandinavian Viasat pay-TV brand, is well placed to thrive domestically and internationally according to a report from investment bank Berenberg. The bank recognises that along with many other pay-TV operations, NENT has benefited from the lockdown, saying: “2020 represented a significant year for the global streaming […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, will show live UEFA National Team football on its Viaplay streaming service in Iceland commencing from the 2022/23-season. The six-year agreement includes 60 matches with Iceland and a total of more than 1200 matches to be streamed on Viaplay. It is the first time in […]
NENT Studios UK has announced a new partnership with producer Dong Tay Promotion that will see three of its entertainment formats – The Generation Show, 12 Stars and Married to a Celebrity: The Survival Guide – remade in Vietnam for broadcast on both VTV and HTV. Dong Tay Promotion is Vietnam’s largest international TV content […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, will show live UEFA Champions League football on its Viaplay streaming service in Iceland from the 2021/2022 season. The new three-year agreement sees NENT Group share the Champions League rights with Icelandic broadcaster Sýn and will bring Europe’s premier club tournament to Viaplay viewers in Iceland […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has appointed Roberta Alenius, SVP and Head of Corporate Communications, and My Perrone, SVP, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, to its Group Executive Management (GEM) team. Both appointments are effective immediately and Roberta and My will report to Anders Jensen, NENT Group President and CEO. […]
NENT Studios UK and Dopamine, the independently operated Mexican studio, announce are extending their existing relationship to now cover unscripted projects, primarily from British producers. This new co-development deal will see Dopamine effectively co-commission programming alongside UK broadcasters and platforms. As a result, NENT Studios UK and Dopamine are now actively seeking relationships with factual […]
In advance of the NENT Group Annual General Meeting of shareholders to be held on May 19th, NENT Group Chair David Chance has decided not to stand for re-election. The NENT Group Nomination Committee proposes the election of Pernille Erenbjerg as the new Chair of the Board. Erenbjerg has served as member of the NENT […]
FIFA has awarded the exclusive rights to the FIFA World Cup 2026 to broadcasters in each of the Nordic territories: DR and TV2 in Denmark, YLE and MTV in Finland, TV2 and NRK in Norway, and SVT and TV4 in Sweden. The deals complete FIFA’s current sales cycle in the Nordics, following the sale of […]
Starzplay, the streaming service from Starz, is celebrating a collection of partner launches in the second half of 2020 including a new presence in the Nordics with NENT/Viaplay. In addition, Starzplay has expanded in key markets this month with Vodafone in Italy, Sky in Switzerland and Molotov in France, with more still planned. Starzplay says […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has acquired the exclusive rights to show the African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2022 on its Viaplay streaming service in nine countries. From summer 2021, fans will be able to stream 130 live qualifying matches in prime European timeslots as 40 African teams compete […]