Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has unveiled new expansion plans for its streaming service Viaplay, adding the U.K., Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland to its footprint over the next two years.

Revenues for the U.K. production sector fell by 14 percent to £2.9 billion ($4 billion) in 2020, according to new data from Pact.

Speaking at Series Mania, Priya Dogra and Christina Sulebakk outlined HBO Max’s European rollout plans, with the platform due to arrive in the Nordic region and Spain this fall, followed by Central and Eastern Europe and Portugal in 2022.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has secured live coverage of Italy’s Serie A TIM VISION for Viaplay in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the Netherlands.

Comcast and ViacomCBS will bring SkyShowtime, a new streaming service, to select European markets in 2022.

Discovery, Inc. says it is taking legal action against the government of Poland, following what it refers to as a "discriminatory campaign against TVN."

Britons spent a third of their time watching TV and online video in 2020 amid Covid-19 lockdowns, according to new Ofcom data, driven in part by streaming usage gains.

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has clinched a deal to bring Paramount+ to Sky platforms in the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria next year.

Advertising spend in the U.K. is projected to increase by 18.2 percent this year to reach £27.7 billion ($38.5 billion).

Peacock will arrive in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland later this year via an alliance with sister company Sky.