Sweden

Netflix to launch in Sweden

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US online video streaming service Netflix is launching in Sweden later this year, our sister publication TBI has revealed. Sweden will be the latest European… Read more

Com Hem names consumer sales chief

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has named Agnes Reuterskiöld as its new head of consumer sales, effective August 6. Reuterskiöld was previously sales manager for… Read more

MTG acquires Premier League rights

Modern Times Group has acquired the television rights to the English Premier League in Sweden and Denmark. The pan-regional European broadcaster has acquired the rights… Read more

MTG completes Bet24 sale

Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its betting arm Bet24 to Unibet. The company received €10.8 million as part of the initial… Read more

TV4 launches Fakta XL

Sweden’s TV4 will launch a new channel, TV4 Fakta XL, in August. The channel, which will replace TV4 Science Fictions, will complement the existing Fakta… Read more

TV4 and SVT win World Cup rights

Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 and public broadcaster SVT have struck an eight-year agreement securing the rights to show the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and… Read more

Boxer sees growth in Denmark

Sweden-based TV service provider Boxer had 337,000 pay TV customers in Denmark, up from 71,000 a year earlier, and 250,000 customers to its Plus TV… Read more

MTG to sell Bet24

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Modern Times Group is to sell its European betting division Bet24 as it looks to focus on its core broadcasting operations. The pan European broadcaster… Read more

TeliaSonera International Carrier to deliver NHL for Viasat

TeliaSonera International Carrier is to deliver NHL ice-hockey games to Viasat Broadcasting in Stockholm under a five-year deal. TeliaSonera will deliver 35 match feeds to… Read more

Com Hem marks year of steady progress

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Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s digital TV subscriber base grew by 6% to 658,400 in 2011, while broadband customers grew by 3% to 550,900. Com… Read more