Viaplay Streaming Service To Launch In UK

Premium Nordic streaming service Viaplay, whose original productions include Alex, Face To Face and Wisting, is set to launch in the UK in the second half of 2022, followed by Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2023.

Viaplay’s accelerated expansion, in combination with successful recent launches in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, and upcoming launches in the US and the Netherlands will bring Viaplay to a total of sixteen countries. By the end of 2025 it is anticipated that their subscriber base will increase to 12 million, of which approximately 6 million is expected to come from international markets.

Viaplay CEO, Anders Jensen, said: “We have stepped up the pace and scale of Viaplay’s international expansion. We have acquired virtually all of the international sports rights that we targeted… and raised the bar when it comes to our investments in original content… We are investing in this growth right now in order to capitalise on the opportunity created as the shift to streaming video consumption continues to accelerate, and demand for high quality and locally relevant stories increases.”

“Viaplay is a proven success story, with a unique content offering and one of the world’s most flexible and scalable technology platforms… We aim to be the most diverse and inclusive storyteller with our amazing range of original, acquired, local and live content that offers something special for everyone. And we take an open approach to partnering that ensures Viaplay is available as broadly as possible. This is a unique value creation story.”