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Modern Times Group
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DRG crowns Channel 4 Prince Philip doc
UK-based distributor DRG has acquired international sales rights to Channel 4 documentary Prince Philip: the…
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CTC seeks credit rating exemption
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has asked Standard & Poor’s to withdraw its credit rating service…
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Stehmeier, Eyre exiting Off the Fence
Bo Stehmeier and Georgina Eyre are leaving distributor Off the Fence as part of a…
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MTG ups content execs
The Modern Times Group has promoted two of its senior programming execs. Vanda Rapti (left)…
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Sony Pictures Television closes Film1 deal
Sony Pictures Television Networks has completed its buyout of Dutch channel group Film1 from Liberty…
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UTH Russia makes $200m CTC Media bid
Russian broadcast group UTH Russia has made a formal offer to buy 75% of CTC…
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MTG pays €78m for ‘e-sports’ stake
Modern Times Group is to acquire a 74% majority stake in Cologne-based e-sports specialist Turtle…
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MTG’s free TV, VOD arms join for drama
Modern Times Group’s free-to-air channel TV3 and online streaming service Viaplay are to coproduce a…
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MTG appoints new Scandi, Viaplay CEOs
There have been wide-ranging management changes at the Modern Times Group as the free and…
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Buyers Briefing: Vanda Rapti, MTG
Name: Vanda Rapti Title: VP of acquisitions, pay TV, VOD and new media, and acting…