Viaplay Group will launch its Viaplay streaming service in the UK on November 1st. Potential subscribers will be offered two packages: the Films & Series package focused on Nordic storytelling with Viaplay Originals and curated third-party content, and the Total package that also includes the combined UK sports line-up of Viaplay and pay-TV sports operator […]
Viaplay Group and Telenor have agreed a new long-term distribution partnership in both Sweden and Norway that offers Telenor’s 1 million TV customers access to Viaplay Group’s sports, series and film content. Telenor will continue to distribute the Viaplay streaming service and Viaplay Group’s linear TV and pay-TV channels in Sweden and Norway, along with […]
Viaplay Group has partnered with DMD to bring the Viaplay Select branded content concept to DMD’s Cindie streaming service across Latin America. Starting in November, CINDIE subscribers in nine countries will be able to access more than 200 hours of Viaplay series, films and additional premium curated content from Viaplay Select as part of their […]
Formula 1 World Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen and Viaplay have expanded their long-term, multi-market partnership. The Viaplay logo will be displayed on Verstappen’s race helmet from the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix onwards, and on the peak of his official Formula 1 driver cap starting next season. Verstappen will also feature in additional exclusive content for […]
Viaplay has chosen Clipsource, the PR and communication platform, to support its content communications across local markets in Europe and the US. Viaplay says the agreement makes it easier for its businesses to publish and share news, images, videos, schedules and metadata information to a broad range of stakeholders. The ultimate goal is to increase […]
Skyline Communications, global leading provider of end-to-end vendor- and domain-agnostic digital transformation solutions for the ICT media and broadband industry, is proud to announce that Viaplay has chosen Skyline’s DataMiner as the management platform to streamline their production workflows and signal routing across multiple countries. With the continuous expansion of Viaplay Group into new territories, optimizing their media […]
In the Nordics, the pay-TV landscape has changed considerably since the introduction of OTT services, reports Dataxis. The region was a testbed for some of the most popular streaming services when they first addressed the European market, with Netflix and HBO available there since 2012 already. Ten years later, it’s easy to see how the […]
Nuuday, formerly part of Danish telco TDC, is launching a new hybrid TV and streaming platform branded YouSee Play. The service allows users to put together packages and replace services on an ongoing basis. Nuuday said the service is a response to changing consumer behaviour, noting that over half Danish households now combine TV packages […]
‘My Fault’, the bestselling autobiography by the renowned Norwegian politician and former minister Abid Raja, has begun development by Viaplay as a major drama series. Star director Per-Olav Sørensen (‘Quicksand’; ‘The Playlist’) and scriptwriter Odd-Magnus Williamson (‘Aber Bergen’; ‘Nothing to Laugh About’) are the first names attached to the ambitious Norwegian-language production, which is developed […]
Mediavision has analysed how the market for TV and streaming in Sweden was affected by households’ increasing concerns about the economy in Q2 2022. The analysis shows that households in Sweden continue to pay for their streaming subscriptions and that the market is growing according to trend. This results in a record quarter for the […]