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MTGx signs new deal with Rightster and FCCE

MTGx, the digital accelerator of MTG announced today that they have signed two new content deals: global multi channel network Rightster and Emmy award winning distribution and production company FCCE.

MTGx has signed two new content deals for their advertising funded online video services, Rightster and FCCE. Rightster makes the distribution of video content as valuable and as high impact as possible with a network of over 1,950 content owners and over 7,500 publishers. FCCE is an international Emmy award winning distribution- and production company of entertainment and factual content. Both deals are signed with distribution rights across Scandinavia and Bulgaria.

- Our deals with Rightster and FCCE is a part of our mission to connect users to the entertainment the love the most and keep expanding our portfolio of digital first content creators, says Rikard Steiber, CEO MTGx and Chief Digital Officer MTG.

- We are very happy to announce these two new content deals. They are a great complement to our existing content portfolio and are part of our strategy to secure relevant content deals across all our platforms, says Jakob Mejlhede, MTG Senior Vice President Acquisitions & Programming.

About Rightster:
Founded in May 2011 by CEO Charles Muirhead, with the vision of enabling media businesses and brands to overcome the huge fragmentation in the online video market with a single technology platform for engaging audiences and transacting with optimal efficiency. Rightster’s cloud based software and services platform makes it simple for sports, fashion, news, entertainment, music, and viral rights holders, as well as brands and creators, to enhance the value of their video whether on a licensed, ad-funded, direct to consumer or paid placement basis.

About FCCE:
FCCE is an international Emmy Award winning distribution company dedicated to providing movie-related content services and successful formats. FCCE owns a unique archive containing over 12,000 hours of exclusive and original Hollywood-related content. With a proven track-record in the local and international markets, FCCE presents high-quality programming with solid ratings and business cases for all possible media: broadcasters, digital, VOD channels, online, mobile platforms and narrowcasters.

Topics

  • Web media

Categories

  • innovation
  • social media
  • video on demand
  • digital
  • content
  • rightster
  • fcce

MTGx is the digital accelerator of Modern Times Group, and is focused on leveraging MTG’s digital assets and industry leading content portfolio, to create and deliver world class entertainment experiences. MTGx is committed to increasing the development speed of MTG’s digital entertainment services across the world, and provides centralised digital skills and platforms to all of MTG’s businesses. MTGx also works closely with innovation and startup communities around the world, to find and develop the entertainment services and products that will drive entertainment in the future. 

Contacts

Jessica Sjöberg

Press contact VP Corporate Communications, MTG +46764940913