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Allente launches next-gen Android TV service

3 Screen Solutions (3SS) and KAONMEDIA have announced that Nordic pay-TV giant Allente has launched its next-generation super-aggregated TV services for Scandinavia on an Android TV STB, supporting DTH satellite, IPTV and OTT. KAON BCM72180 PVR STBs (set-top box) will be available to Allente’s 1 million+ subscribers, enabled by KAON middleware, NAGRA Media CAS, Broadcom […]

February 22, 2022

SF Studios announces sequel to Nelly Rapp

SF Studios announced that they will produce a sequel to the children feature film Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent, which has been great success with audiences and received international recognition with several Guldbagge Awards and a nomination for a Generation Kplus Crystal Bear Award at Berlinale 2021. The film series is about the monster agent […]

February 17, 2022

Telenor reports strong cash flow in 2021

Telenor has reported that several years of modernisation and digitalisation initiatives enabled it to deliver solid operational results for 2021, despite impact from the ongoing pandemic. For the full year the multinational telco delivers stable subscription and traffic revenues and EBITDA. The strong free cash flow of NOK 13 billion (€1.31bn) supports the proposed dividend […]

February 2, 2022

Mediapro acquires World Padel Tour rights

Mediapro has acquired the international audiovisual broadcasting rights to World Padel Tour. The agreement gives the audiovisual rights for World Padel Tour to Mediapro for the upcoming seasons. World Padel Tour has chosen Mediapro to help with the roll-out of international expansion of the competition. With this coming together, World Padel Tour said it has […]

February 1, 2022

VICE signs content partnership wtih Viaplay

VICE Distribution, the distribution arm of VICE Media Group, has secured a new content partnership with the Viaplay streaming service for over 210 hours of VICE programming for the Nordic and Baltic regions, with titles spanning true crime, investigative documentary, entertainment, sport and lifestyle. The partnership covers Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and […]

January 31, 2022

WildEarth TV on Samsung TV Plus in 4 EU markets

WildEarth TV, the live and interactive wildlife TV channel, has announced its launch on Samsung TV Plus in Italy, Spain, Netherlands and Sweden. The WildEarth TV channel is a 24/7 mix of interactive wildlife content, featuring 8 hours of live programming a day including twice-daily live safaris direct from locations including South Africa’s Djuma Game […]

January 14, 2022

Quickchannel the preferred choice for streaming in the public sector

Quickchannel, a provider of high-performance online streaming and recording services, has announced that it has been selected as the preferred choice for live streaming within public sector organisations due to meeting GDPR and Schrems II compliance requirements. The latest report from eSam, the Government Administration in Sweden, showcases the top digital collaboration platforms for the […]

January 10, 2022

BritBox expands into Nordics with C More

BritBox International, the streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, will soon be available in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway through a distribution partnership with C More. The partnership marks the first strategic distribution deal for BritBox in the Nordics, and means Britbox will be available in a total of eight countries. From early 2022, […]

December 14, 2021

Net Insight delivers JPEG XS to Nimbra media network customers

Net Insight has announced the launch of JPEG XS applications for the Nimbra 600 and Nimbra 1000. Based on industry partnership, the latest Nimbra software update fully leverages intoPIX’s cutting-edge video compression technology. Nimbra-accelerated JPEG XS is presently rolling out in support of major live events, mainly sports, where low latency and high quality are […]

December 2, 2021

Sweden upgrades Ka-band system

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has upgraded its polar and equatorial locations to support Ka-band data reception and has rolled out a global Ka-band network mainly focused on Earth Observation (EO) missions. This important milestone will enable EO missions to use higher bandwidths and receive larger data volumes, allowing space companies to use their assets more […]

November 25, 2021By Chris Forrester