Banijay Rights Inks Package Deal With Viaplay Ahead of U.S. Launch

Banijay Rights has signed a package deal with Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) ahead of the launch of its Viaplay streaming service in the U.S. on Dec. 15. The deal will give Viaplay subscribers in the US access to a dozen of premium scripted titles from Banijay Rights’ hit Nordic drama titles, including Norwegian culture-clash comedy “Countrymen” which won two prizes at Canneseries last month, and “A Class Apart,” a drama series from Banijay Swedish label Jarowskij. “A Class Appart” is set at Sweden’s top ranked boarding high school which is home to a secret society for the most affluent… Read Full Article