Viaplay Group
Court upholds TV2 appeal in Premier League clips row with Viaplay
A court has upheld an appeal from Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 in a dispute with Viaplay Group over the former’s use of clips from the English Premier League.
Viaplay, Telia strike expanded deal to end carriage dispute
Media company Viaplay Group and Swedish telco Telia have ended their carriage dispute by striking a new and expanded multi-year deal
Viaplay lands IHF rights in 10 European markets to 2031
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, has secured rights to International Handball Federation (IHF) competitions in 10 European countries, including the Nordic countries…
Viaplay shelves launch in DACH region, plans Baltic cost savings
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, will not launch in German-speaking markets as planned next year amid wider cost-cutting initiatives
Viaplay strengthens darts association with PDC European Tour deal
Subscription streaming broadcaster Viaplay Group has furthered its ties to the Professional Darts Corporation by agreeing a five-year deal that makes its eponymous service the exclusive home of the PDC…
Viaplay streaming app to be pre-installed on Hisense smart TVs
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay Group has widened the reach of its Viaplay service by agreeing a deal with Vidaa, the smart television platform of Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Hisense
Polish regulator probes Viaplay’s streaming glitches
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has announced that it has initiated an investigation into the technical glitches suffered by streaming platform Viaplay since it entered t…
Viaplay strikes Swedish rights deal for Austria’s FIS World Cup races
Subscription streaming broadcaster Viaplay has acquired exclusive live Swedish broadcast rights to FIS World Cup events held in Austria in a deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting…
Viaplay unveils UK price point and launch date
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay Group has announced that its Viaplay service will launch in the UK on November 1 after receiving Irish media merger control clearance for its acquisition of Premier …
Viaplay heading to court in TV2 Premier League clips dispute
Viaplay Group has commenced legal action against Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 over its use of clips from the English Premier League
Viaplay scores Haaland endorsement and content deal
Viaplay Group, the subscription streaming operator, has announced a multi-year endorsement and content agreement with Manchester City and Norway national team striker Erling Haaland
Viaplay to raise Polish subscription fee by 62 per cent
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay will raise its subscription fee in Poland from PLN34 ($7.36/€7.22) to PLN55 per month, starting from March next year.
Jensen: Viaplay won’t overstretch itself in UK during austere times for consumers
Viaplay will not “overinvest” in a UK arms race for sports rights after agreeing its £30m (€35.2m/$35.9m) ac
Viaplay ups subscriber target after passing 5.5m, projected international loss trimmed
Viaplay Group has announced in its second-quarter interim report that its paying subscribers are up 69 per cent compared to the first six months of 2021.
Viaplay’s subscriber base has hit 5.5
Viaplay seals Premier Sports takeover, appoints DAZN’s Breeze to lead UK operations
Viaplay Group has bolstered its presence in the UK ahead of its impending launch in the market later this year by agreeing a deal to acquire pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports, while the subscription…
Viaplay signs Norwegian carriage deals ahead of Premier League coverage
Streaming company Viaplay Group has extended its carriage deal with Norwegian television, streaming and broadband provider Altibox and expanded its agreement with television and broadband provider Allente…
Nent Group confirms rebrand as Viaplay
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has formally changed its name and brand to Viaplay Group following approval of the change by shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting.