Finland
DNA acquires Plus TV
Finnish telco, broadcaster and cable TV operator DNA has acquired digital-terrestrial pay TV service Plus TV. Plus TV, formerly owned by Swedish infrastructure and pay… Read more
Discovery completes SBS Nordic buy-out, announces management
Discovery Communications has completed its acquisition of SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat.1 Group and announced the management team of its newly combined Nordic business. The US$1.7… Read more
Digita launches HbbTV with Sofia Digital
Technology provider Sofia Digital has launched HbbTV hybrid broadcast broadband TV services with Digita, the digital terrestrial pay TV and radio network operator in Finland. HbbTV services are… Read more
Elisa selects Tvinci for EpicTV platform
Finnish telco Elisa is using technology from OTT platform provider Tvinci to power its on-demand service EpicTV. EpicTV will use Tvinci’s OTT 2.0 platform to… Read more
DNA expects HD boost as pay TV remains flat
Finnish cable operator DNA ended September with a total of 601,000 TV subscribers, an increase of just 2,000 year-on-year. Announcing the company’s third quarter results,… Read more
Netflix lowers US targets but hails international growth
Netflix has lowered its full year subscriber target for the US, but said it has witnessed stronger than forecast growth in each of the international… Read more
UEFA awards rights in Finland
European football body UEFA has awarded of media rights for the 2012-15 Europa League in Finland to Nelonen. Nelonen will broadcast one live match per… Read more
DNA in multiscreen pilot
Finnish cable and DTT operator DNA has begun a multiscreen pilot with vendors Conax, Cubiware, MPS Broadband and Envivio. The pilot includes end-user testing with… Read more
HBO Nordic strikes programming deals with FME
Forthcoming online video service HBO Nordic has struck its first programming deals for its over-the-top platform, acquiring a raft of content from FremantleMedia Enterprises. The… Read more
HBO joins the on-demand TV fight in the Nordic region
HBO is launching a multiplatform TV service in the Nordic territories, placing it directly in competition with the likes of Voddler and LoveFilm as well… Read more
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