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A dozen years ago, Netflix started a global media revolution in a Norwegian ski resort. Lilyhammer a fish-out-of-water series set in Lillehammer, Norway featuring ex-Sopranos star Steven Van Zandt as a mafioso on witness protection was the streamer’s first entry into the original series business. A year later came a little show called House of…
Scandinavian streamer Viaplay has further “reset” its content strategy, “moving away from large numbers of high-cost original dramas towards more popular and profitable local formats and Hollywood content,” president and CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann said on Thursday. “We have therefore sold rights to a number of our original productions to global media players and also sold or…
Viaplay has sold its U.K. operations back to Premiere Sports and will be exiting the Polish and Baltic markets by summer 2025, the company announced Friday, part of a corporate overhaul aimed at returning the money-losing Nordic streamer back to profit. Viaplay CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, who replaced Anders Jensen as boss in July, said…
While Hollywood writers are back at work, media companies have suspended negotiations with striking actors over a new contract. Even if talks resume and a settlement were to happen soon, however, it would likely be early 2024 before the two dozen or so dramas and comedies that normally premiere in the fall make it back…
Scandinavian streamer Viaplay outlined plans on Thursday to focus on its core markets in the Nordics and Netherlands, including the end of streaming services launched in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and lay off more than 25 percent of staff. The moves are part of broad-based cost-cutting measures amid various business challenges cited by…
Anders Jensen has stepped down as CEO of Scandinavian media group Viaplay after a lousy quarter that saw advertising sales slump and subscriber figures dip. Jensen, who is credited with Viaplay’s aggressive move into original production and a streaming-first focus as the Nordic company, is leaving after five years as CEO and will be replaced…
‘Outlander’ Star Richard Rankin to Headline Viaplay’s ‘Rebus’ Scottish actor Richard Rankin (Outlander; The Last Kingdom) is set to play Edinburgh detective John Rebus in a new six-part series based on the acclaimed crime novels by Ian Rankin that will go out on Scandinavian streamer Viaplay, which recently launched in the U.S. Screenwriter Gregory Burke…
Viaplay Launches in U.S., Bringing Nordic Noir Hits and Scandinavian Storytelling Viaplay, the Nordic streamer that is a big producer of original programming, has launched its service in the U.S., promising consumers Nordic Noir hit content and “premium Scandinavian storytelling” for $5.99 per month. U.S. customers can sign up with a seven-day free trial, the company said…