Richard Halliwell, NENT Studios UK’s CEO, is involved in the sale process which currently has expressions of interest from more than 20 UK and international businesses.
Both companies announced a long-term agreement that makes NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service the exclusive Nordic launch partner for Starz’s international premium streaming service Starzplay.
The new five-year agreement will allow NENT Group to show up to 1,400 live NHL games every season on Viaplay in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
The high-end documentary series co-produced by NENT Group, France Télévisions and NENT Studios UK has been licensed to Rai in Italy, GEO Television (RTL) in Germany, Discovery in Spain and SBS in Australia.