MTG Extends Content Agreement with Disney

STOCKHOLM: MTG and The Walt Disney Company Nordic are continuing their long-term content partnership, which includes the carriage of Disney Channel.

Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD will continue to be carried on the Viasat pay-TV platform in the Nordic and Baltic regions, airing such kids’ programming as Liv and Maddie, Ultimate Spider-Man and Doc McStuffins. In addition, classic films such as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Cars and Wall-E will be available through Disney Movies On Demand on Viaplay.

Viaplay and Viasat Film subscribers in the Nordic region will have early access to world-leading content from Disney, including Marvel, Lucasfilm and Disney/Pixar. Top-tier theatrical releases will be available in the first window for Viaplay and Viasat Film subs in the Nordic region. The deal includes first-run theatrical Disney releases as well as global box-office hits, such as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Captain America: Civil War and Vaiana on Viasat Film and Viaplay in the Nordics.

ABC Studios On Demand on Viaplay will also give fans access to such new and returning shows as Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Scandal, Quantico and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Selected content will be available through Viaplay’s offline service, allowing subscribers to watch on the go.

Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, MTG’s president and CEO, remarked: “We are very pleased to be extending our relationship with Disney. With a fantastic movie slate planned for the coming years, including new animated features, live-action theatricals and series within all Disney brands, extending this long-term agreement means our viewers can continue to enjoy the very best films, kids’ content and series. All this while we’re making the content available as broadly as possible across platforms for any screen and any occasion.”

Casper Bjørner, the country manager for The Walt Disney Company Nordic, said: “MTG is leading the way towards the future of entertainment. After decades of successful collaboration, we are completely united in our vision to deliver a world-class entertainment experience together. We look forward to bringing our unique stories and characters to Viaplay and Viasat audiences, whenever they want and however they want it.”

Jakob Mejlhede, MTG’s executive VP and head of programming and content development, added: “Disney has given us some of the most memorable characters in film and TV history, and we couldn’t be happier to bring Disney’s best first-run theatrical releases and vast content library to our Viaplay and Viasat subscribers.”