Viaplay Group, also known as NENT, Nordic Entertainment Group, and Viaplay Group AB (publ), is a publicly owned company headquartered in Sweden. With Canal+ Group and PPF Group listed as parent companies, it was founded in 2018 and operates with approximately 1740 employees. The company reported $1.8B in revenue as of 2025 and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Specializing in broadcast television and radio, the company operates streaming services Viaplay and Viafree, advertising-funded TV and radio channels, the V pay-TV channels, and the studio production company Viaplay Studios. Viaplay Group was a spinoff from MTG and is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

2025 Revenue

Founded

2018

Headcount

1,361

Headquarters

Sweden

Primary Segment

Content rights

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

1

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Viaplay Group appointed Caroline Lord Skarplöth as Vice President Radio on August 26, 2026, making her responsible for the day-to-day operations of Viaplay Group Radio. She succeeded Christer Modig, who transitioned to Senior Vice President Radio and Senior Strategic Advisor. Previously, on July 18, 2026, Viaplay Group reported second-quarter 2026 core operations EBITDA of SEK 458 million, an increase from SEK 133 million year-over-year. The report noted digital advertising growth continued to outpace a structural decline in linear television advertising, despite overall advertising sales growth falling to 0.2%. This followed the company's Q2 2026 interim report on July 17, 2026, which indicated its transformation plan was on track, emphasizing the sale of Dutch operations to focus the Group on the Nordics and reduce net debt.

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Viaplay Group offers 4 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Viaplay Group's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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Viaplay Group's revenues were $1.8B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Viaplay Group's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is sports sublicensing, which represents 72% of Viaplay Group's revenue.
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Viaplay Group currently holds 172 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football, ice skating, ice hockey, pool billiards, baseball, ten-pin bowling, rugby union, horse racing, fishing, athletics, volleyball, futsal, handball, field hockey, motorsports, golf, darts, table tennis, padel and pickleball, rugby league, combat sports, basketball, sports sublicensing, kickboxing, snooker, winter sports and cricket.

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