Patrick Svensk Exits MTG, Morten Aass Takes Over at Nice Entertainment Group

STOCKHOLM: Morten Aass has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Nice Entertainment Group, as Patrick Svensk, the current chairman and CEO of Nice Entertainment Group and executive VP of content for Modern Times Group (MTG), is leaving the company.

Aass was the CEO of Nice Entertainment Group when it was bought by MTG in September 2013. He has served as vice chairman of the group and CEO of branded/event since March 2014. Aass was previously CEO of ProSiebenSat.1’s free-TV channels in Norway. He now becomes part of MTG's executive management team.

Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, MTG's president and CEO, commented: “The origination and delivery of high quality entertainment content is the very essence of our business, and the strong development of the Nice Entertainment Group of content businesses is a key driver of our future growth. Nice operates with the ambition to serve all broadcasters and content aggregators in its markets with high quality products, and we have substantially scaled up our operations in this area over the past two years. Morten came on board at the end of last year after we bought Nice and has proven himself him an invaluable member of the management team. His appointment to this senior role will ensure that we build on this strong platform as one of the leading producers and distributors of world class entertainment.

“I would also like to thank Patrick for his role in building up MTG’s group of content companies over the past two and a half years. Patrick started his career at MTG over 20 years ago and came back with a clear mandate to establish a much larger content footprint and capability. Taking our content division from six companies in five countries to 28 companies in 16 countries is quite an accomplishment, and we wish him all the best for the future.”