MTG: VIASAT LAUNCHES HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION

MTG: VIASAT LAUNCHES HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION

Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ.) (‘MTG' or ‘the Group'), the international
entertainment broadcasting group, today announced that Viasat Broadcasting has
launched its high definition television (HDTV) offering on its Nordic Satellite
pay-TV platform, including two Viasat-branded premium HDTV channels - TV1000 HD
and Viasat Sport HD. 

The initial line up of Viasat's HDTV channels consists of TV1000 HD and National
Geographic Channel HD in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland and Viasat Sport HD
in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Viasat's Danish subscribers will have access to
TV2 Sport HD channel which is produced by the MTG and TV2 Denmark joint venture.
Viasat will continue to expand its HDTV offering moving forward and add new
premium HD channels to the platform. 

The HDTV service will be offered to subscribers for SEK/NOK/DKK 99 per month. In
order to view the Viasat HDTV channels, subscribers will also have to upgrade to
an HD-compliant set-top box. At launch, two HD-ready set top boxes will be made
available - a Viasat Plus HD PVR box from Pace, and a standard Viasat HD box
made by Samsung. Both set-top boxes support the high definition 720p and 1080i
formats and use NDS middleware and content security. 

Hans-Holger Albrecht, President and CEO of MTG, commented: “High definition
television provides a significantly improved viewing experience, with crystal
clear picture quality and vibrant colours. Our initial HD channel offering
incorporates a mix of high profile premium sports, movies and documentary
channels, and reflects the investments we have been making in our pay-TV
platform over the past year in order to bring our subscribers the best and
highest quality TV entertainment.”


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For further information, please visit www.mtg.se, email
investor.relations@mtg.se, or contact:

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

Matthew Hooper, Investor & Analyst Enquiries		
tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 5010

Bert Willborg, Press Enquiries			
tel +44 (0) 791 2280 850


Modern Times Group is a leading international entertainment broadcasting group
with the second largest geographical broadcast footprint in Europe. MTG's Viasat
Broadcasting is the largest free-to-air and satellite premium pay-TV operator in
Scandinavia and the Baltics, and also operates channels in the Czech Republic,
Russia, Hungary, Slovenia and the Balkans.  Viasat channels are broadcast in a
total of 24 countries and reach 100 million people. MTG is also the biggest
shareholder in Russia's largest independent television network (CTC Media -
NASDAQ: CTCM), and the number one commercial radio operator in the Nordic and
Baltic regions.

Modern Times Group MTG AB class A and B shares are listed on the OMX Nordic
Exchange Large Cap market (‘MTGA' and ‘MTGB').

The information in this announcement is that which Modern Times Group MTG AB is
required to disclose under the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial
Instruments Trading Act. It was released for publication at 08.00 CET on 15
January 2008.