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Modern Times Group
MTG exec heads to Turner Nordic
Modern Times Group’s Jeppe Damgaard as been appointed as Turner Broadcasting System Nordic’s director of…
SVT, Viaplay co-order restaurant drama
Swedish broadcaster SVT and its commercial on-demand rival Viaplay have co-commissioned a period drama set…
MTG results stand up after CTC sale
Modern Times Group has delivered fourth quarter profits in line with analyst forecasts after a…
Ex-MTG, Virgin exec joins TalkTalk TV division
Former Modern Times Group and Virgin Media executive Aleks Habdank has joined TalkTalk as the…
DRG, Outline in major content pact
Distributor DRG has entered into a content partnership agreement with Outline Productions, the UK indie…
MTG pays $28.2m for Scandi e-sports firm
The Modern Times Group has moved further into the burgeoning e-sports space by acquiring leading Scandinavian…
Sony nears Hungarian channels acquisition
Sony Pictures Television is set to finalise its acquisition of Modern Times Group’s Hungarian Viasat3…
MTG sells Russian, int’l channels for $45.5m
Modern Times Group has completed the sale of its Russian and international pay TV channel…
Viasat launches pair of new channels
The Modern Times Group is rolling out two new channels, Viasat Series and Viasat Films,…
MTG, CBS team for I Love Lucy adaptation
The Latvian division of the Modern Times Group is making a local version of classic…