Bonnier News - TV

New TV Series TransWorld Sessions to Premiere in the Fall

TransWorld Media takes a new step with TransWorld Sessions, a TV series on action sports of all types.

TransWorld Media's first television series, TransWorld Sessions, will debut this fall. The new show will be produced in partnership with Apparent Gravity Media.

MTV3.fi Relaunches Front Page

After a year of discussion and planning, MTV3.fi has a new front page. MTV3’s Petteri Ruotsalainen explains why.

MTV3.fi has gotten a new face. "After years of compromises and 'quick fixes' to sudden needs from different departments in the entire MTV Media company, we launched a new front page on August 16," says Petteri Ruotsalainen, managing editor for online content at MTV Media, the company behind Finland's largest commercial TV station, MTV3. "The goal was to find an answer to problems that plague the old front page.

ExpressenTV's iPhone App a Hit

New app from ExpressenTV is in the top ten list on Swedish iTunes.

Less than a week after launching, ExpressenTV's iPhone-app is in the top ten list in the Swedish App Store. Since the launch, it's been holding its place between No. 3 and No.

100,000 More Households to Get TV4 Guld, TV4 Komedi and TV4 Science Fiction

Distribution to increase when cable provider Telia offers the channels in its Stor-paket package.

TV4 Guld, TV4 Komedi and TV4 Science Fiction are increasing their distribution by an additional 100,000 households in operator and cable provider Telia's network. With the increase, a million households can watch TV4 Gold and TV4 Komedi - the first shows classic TV shows and the second comedy.

Media Sales Award Winners from TV4

Nicklas Norrby and Sophie Brusberg of TV4 win this year's Purple People media sales awards from Mindshare.

Bonnier.com recently talked with Nicklas Norrby and Sophie Brusberg of TV4, recent winners of the Purple People awards for media sales given out by Mindshare. Norrby won for Media Salesman of the Year and Brusberg for Traffic Manager of the Year.

Among other things, the jury mentioned that "even if he doesn't get all the business, Nicklas doesn't lose heart or carry any baggage to his next business dealing.

Ski Plus TV Deal Expands

TV deal expansion set for SKI and Skiing magazines and Warren Miller Entertainment.

Mike Federle, group publisher of SKI and Skiing and Warren Miller of Warren Miller Entertainment, both part of Bonnier Corporation, have struck a deal with the Ski Channel to extend their current TV rights agreement and marketing partnership.

"The extended partnership will be geared toward marketing and promoting each other's assets as well as leveraging each other's content and media expertise," says Federle. "Our overarching objective is to grow the overall ski industry.

TransWorld Wants Its MTV and MTV Wants TransWorld

For the first time ever, a TransWorld TV show will be hitting the airwaves on an MTV network in slots that the network considers prime time. But it’s even better than that: Not just one but two shows will air. TransWorld SNOWboarding and TransWorld SKATEboarding both have scored one-hour specials on MTV2  

"This is a major breakthrough for the TransWorld brand, as both of these shows integrate the brand into the programming by emphasizing the respect these A-list athletes have for TransWorld," says Michael Starobin, Bonnier's vice president of media development. "Additionally, MTV2 is available in 75 million households, making these specials an important part of our sponsors' marketing programs." TransWorld's Team Shoot Out is sponsored by Ball Park Franks, and Skate & Create is sponsored by Monster Energy Drink.

The final of Big Brother Finland attracted a million viewers

The Big Brother final in Finland 2009 broke Sub's all-time viewing record. When the winner was announced, 973,000 viewers were tuned in, which is hugely impressive as the Finnish population is 5.3 million

On November 29, 2009, the Big Brother final in Finland broke Sub's all-time viewing record with an average of 779 000 viewers. When the winner was announced, 973 000 viewers were tuned in, which is hugely impressive as the Finnish population is 5.3 million.

TV4 Group and Ericsson in ten-year strategic partnership

The TV4 Group and Ericsson have entered into a ten-year strategic partnership with the aim of driving and leading development of the TV technology of the future. Under the agreement, Ericsson will be taking over responsibility for all TV4 Group transmission operations   

Photo: Daniel Ohlsson/TV4

The TV4 Group and Ericsson have entered into a strategic partnership for the joint prioritisation and development of future TV and multimedia solutions. Under the ten-year partnership and technology development agreement, Ericsson will be taking over responsibility for TV4 Group transmission operations. The 40 people at TV4 working in the departments concerned will be offered employment with Ericsson.

MTV3 morning show turns 20

The oldest morning show in the Nordic countries, Huomenta Suomi (Good Morning, Finland), was first broadcasted on December 1, 1989

Huomenta Suomi is broadcasted on MTV3 on weekdays from 6:25 to 9:10. The show became an instant viewer favourite, despite sceptics who claimed Finns were not going to watch TV in the morning and would rather read the newspaper or listen to the radio. According to the latest TV Audience Measurement, Huomenta Suomi has increased in popularity in 2009, with figures including share of viewing among the 25-54 age group up by almost 15%.