Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has announced that its Viaplay streaming service will be rolled out in 10 international markets by the end of 2023, including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the US in 2021. By the end of 2025, NENT Group aims to increase its subscriber base to approximately 10.5 […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and Elisa, the Finnish telco, will launch their combined streaming service Elisa Viihde Viaplay in Finland on December 3rd. Elisa Viihde Viaplay will bring together Viaplay’s original Nordic productions, Hollywood films and series, and high-quality kids content with Elisa Viihde Aitio’s original series and wide selection […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has upgraded its Viaplay paying subscriber target for the current year to 3 million. The new target would see Viaplay add more than 700,000 paying subscribers in 2020, representing year-on-year subscriber growth of over 30 per cent, and compares with 29 per cent growth to 2,716,000 […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has unveiled the English-language psychological drama series Close to Me as its next original production. The series stars Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman) and Christopher Eccleston (The Leftovers), and is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Amanda Reynolds. The six-part series will premiere […]
NENT Group, the Nordic entertainment provider, has reported Q2 sales of SEK 2,624 million (€256m) with organic growth of -13 per cent reflecting the impact of Covid-19. Viaplay paying subscribers were up 206k QoQ and 605k YoY to 2,716k following high intake and low churn levels. FY20 intake target recently raised to 600k. Viaplay sales […]
TV Everywhere (TVE), services that mirror pay-TV content online, has been a staple offering for some time now. The Nordic operators have been pushing consumer awareness of TVE as this feature is a retention tool. According to Mediavision analysis, the awareness among the customers is increasing fast. Since 2016, consumer awareness of TV everywhere has […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has announced it will introduce a new financial reporting structure as of Q2 2020 following the deconsolidation of the Viasat Consumer business after its merger with Canal Digital. In line with the Group’s strategy to be the leading Nordic streaming provider and content producer with a […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, will revert to the regular pricing for its Viaplay sports packages in Sweden, Denmark and Finland from July 1st as a number of major global sports events restart. NENT Group temporarily reduced the prices of its Viaplay sports packages in March following the postponement […]