By Dominic Chopping
STOCKHOLM--Swedish media group MTG AB (MTG-B.SK) said Wednesday
it has extended its content licencing agreements with Disney Nordic
for first-run and library movie rights for pay-TV in Sweden,
Norway, Denmark and Finland.
MAIN FACTS:
-MTG has also extended the carriage agreement to include Disney
Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD on the Viasat platforms in the
Nordic and Baltic regions.
-MTG's online Viaplay service will also have the subscription
video on demand rights for Disney first-run features exclusively,
and library titles across the Nordic region.
-In the Baltics, MTG has a multi-year agreement in place to show
Disney first-run movies and series, as well as classic Disney
animation titles and library feature movies on the Group's free-TV
channels in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
-At 0803 GMT shares traded 0.7% higher at SEK326.80.
-Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com; Twitter:
@WSJNordics
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