MTG launches 4 pay-TV channels in Africa

MTG launches 4 pay-TV channels in Africa

Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ.) (‘MTG' or ‘the Group'), the
international entertainment broadcasting group, today announced that it
will launch four pay-TV channels in Africa on 28 February. Viasat
History, Viasat Nature, Viasat Explorer and Viasat Crime will initially
be made available to satellite pay-TV subscribers in Nigeria and cable
pay-TV subscribers in Kenya.

The channels are localised versions of Viasat Broadcasting's existing
thematic documentary channels. Three of the channels are currently
available in 29 countries across Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.
Viasat Crime is available in the Nordic region. Each channel will be
broadcast 12 hours per day, with Viasat History and Viasat Nature
sharing one satellite feed, and Viasat Explorer and Viasat Crime sharing
another. Distribution agreements have initially been signed with the
HiTV and Infinity TV satellite networks in Nigeria, and with cable
network operator Zuku in Kenya.

Viasat History is a documentary channel with a broad range of high
quality, award-winning history programmes, biopics, period dramas and
popular culture shows. Viasat Nature features inspiring content for the
family including animal rescue, and wildlife experts and celebrities on
their fascinating journeys. Viasat Explorer is a male skewed
entertaining factual channel with thrilling sports, science, travel and
adventure formats from around the world. Viasat Crime carries a mixture
of unsolved crime and mystery investigations, as well as programmes
about police work, criminal masterminds and daring heists.

Hans-Holger Albrecht, President and CEO of MTG, commented: “The launch
of four of our documentary channels in Africa is the latest example of
our strategy to launch tried and tested formats in new territories. Our
intention is to make our channels as broadly available as possible in
these rapidly developing TV markets and economies. We already have a
free-TV operation in Ghana in West Africa, and look forward to
developing our presence in the sub-Saharan region of Africa moving
forward.”   

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For further information, please visit www.mtg.se (http://www.mtg.se/) or
contact:

Hans-Holger Albrecht, President & CEO
Tel: +46 (0) 8 562 000 50 

Investor & Analyst Enquiries:
Jacob Waern / Matthew Hooper
Tel:  +46 (0) 736 992 991 / +44 (0) 7768 440 414
Email: investor.relations@mtg.se (investor.relations@mtg.se) 

Media Enquiries:
Bert Willborg
Tel: +44 (0) 791 2280 850
Email: bert.willborg@mtg.se (bert.willborg@mtg.se)