STOCKHOLM – Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has reached agreement with Formula 1 regarding the extension of its exclusive media rights to Formula 1 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden until 2021. NENT Group will offer fans every practice session, qualifier and race from the world’s most popular motorsport competition over the next three seasons live on a combination of its Viaplay streaming service, and free TV and pay TV channels. The latest Formula 1 season kicked … [Read more...] about Nordic Entertainment Group extends exclusive Formula 1 rights
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MTG secures exclusive ATP tennis rights
Every November, the world’s top eight tennis players meet in London’s O2 Arena for the ATP World Tour Finals – the sport’s most prestigious competition after the four Grand Slams. This is the culmination of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, which is a nine-stop, year-round global tour for the very best singles and doubles competitors in the men’s game. From October 2017, both competitions will be shown in Sweden and Norway exclusively on MTG’s video streaming service Viaplay and pay-TV … [Read more...] about MTG secures exclusive ATP tennis rights
MTG presents World Boxing Super Series
MTG’s TV channels and streaming service Viaplay will be the exclusive home of the World Boxing Super Series in the Nordic and Baltic regions. Fight fans can follow every punch live as the world’s top cruiserweight and super middleweight boxers – including Swedish and Latvian superstars Erik Skoglund and Mairis Briedis – compete for the Muhammad Ali Trophy. Seven world title belts and USD $50 million in prize money are on the line in the first season of the World Boxing Super Series, which … [Read more...] about MTG presents World Boxing Super Series
MTG and Disney reinforce strategic collaboration
MTG and The Walt Disney Company Nordic are reinforcing their agreement to provide a world class entertainment experience, by giving Viaplay and Viasat Film subscribers in the Nordic region early access to world leading content from Disney, including Marvel, Lucasfilm and Disney Pixar. Additionally, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD will continue to be carried on the Viasat pay-TV platform in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The agreement includes top tier first-run … [Read more...] about MTG and Disney reinforce strategic collaboration
Viaplay Selects Accedo to extend OTT Service on multi-platforms
Stockholm – Accedo, a leading enabler of Smart TV and IPTV apps, announced that it has been selected to launch Viaplay across Panasonic, Samsung and LG Smart TV devices. The Viaplay application was developed and tested for these platforms by Accedo. It is integrated with two key Irdeto solutions: Irdeto Broadband, an advanced content management solution that has been part of Viaplay’s success since 2008, as well as Irdeto ActiveCloak for Media, a renewable, software-based … [Read more...] about Viaplay Selects Accedo to extend OTT Service on multi-platforms