Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group)
Pluto TV launches in Nordics with Bellator, World RX rights
Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by US media group Paramount Global, has launched in Sweden, Denmark and Norway and will provide live sport from the Bellator mixed martial arts…
Nent names Patrickson as CFO to succeed late Catrina
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has appointed Enrique Patrickson as its new executive vice-president and chief financial officer
Viaplay makes its UK move with ‘home nations’ Uefa rights swoop
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has made its most significant UK rights acquisition to date by landing rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup and 2028…
Viaplay adds 778,000 to global subscriber total, confident of dodging Netflix-style dip
The launch of Viaplay in the Netherlands helped the streaming service add 778,000 new subscribers to its global total in the first quarter of this year
NHL and KSW added to Viaplay’s UK portfolio
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has added the National Hockey League and Poland-based MMA promotion KSW to its offering in the UK
Nent appoints Spring Productions for 2022 Damallsvenskan
Spring Productions, the production arm of the Stockholm-based Spring Media agency, has been named the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group's production partner for its coverage of this season's Damallsvenskan,…
Viaplay bags PFL streaming rights in 10 European markets
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has secured platform-neutral exclusive rights to the Professional Fighters League in all Nordic and Baltic countries,…
Viaplay expands Swedish football offering with wide-ranging SvFF deal
Viaplay, the streaming service operated by Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has agreed a four-year rights deal with the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) covering a range of properties
Nent Group seeking Viaplay rebrand
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has proposed a rebranding to reflect its strategic focus on the Viaplay streaming service
Nent to air Fury-Whyte fight in 10 European countries
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will be the exclusive broadcast partner in 10 European countries of the heavyweight boxing title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte next month
Uefa national team fees increase across Central and Eastern Europe
Uefa has secured increases for rights to its national team properties across Central and Eastern Europe, benefitting from strong competition across the continent.
Nent signs Viaplay distribution deal in Sweden with Tele2
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a distribution deal in Sweden for its Viaplay OTT streaming service with telecoms operator Tele2
Nent passes 4m Viaplay subscribers, up 33 per cent year-on-year
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has reported reaching just over four million paying subscribers to its Viaplay streaming service after adding 397,000 new customers in the fourth quarter of last year…
Viaplay signs Verstappen content deal ahead of Dutch launch
Viaplay, the subscription streaming service of Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has agreed a multi-year endorsement and content deal with reigning Formula 1 world drivers’ champion, Max Verstappen.
New sports director in Denmark for TV3 Sport, Viaplay
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has named Benjamin Munk Lund as the new sport director in Denmark for TV3 Sport and Viaplay, its subscription streaming service
Nent extends women’s football offering with deal for Damallsvenskan
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will pay an increased rights fee to the Swedish Elite Football Dam (EFD) for exclusive rights to the top tier of women’s football in Sweden, the Damallsvenskan, in 10 countries from 2022 to 2026.
EBU members, Eurovision Sport stream ski mountaineering, Nent adds to Ski Classics rights
Public service broadcasters TVP in Poland, YLE in Finland and France Télévisions will live stream ski mountaineering’s Adamello World Cup in Pontedilegno-Tonale, Italy, which starts today (Thursday).