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Modern Times Group (MTG)

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Rank

$1.41B

Marketcap

SE Sweden

Country

Modern Times Group (MTG)
Leadership team

Ms. Maria Redin (Group Pres & CEO)

Mr. Lasse Pilgaard (Chief Financial Officer)

Mr. Lars Torstensson (Exec. VP of Communications & Investor Relations)

Products/ Services
Broadcasting, Media and Entertainment, Publishing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Established
1987
Net Income
20M - 100M
Revenue
500M - 1B
Traded as
MTG-B.ST
Social Media
Overview
Location
Summary
Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ), through its subsidiaries, operates as a digital entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, rest of Europe, Singapore, India, New Zealand, and internationally. It operates through Esport and Gaming segments. The Esport segment operates national and international tournaments, as well as grassroots amateur cups, leagues, and festivals; and engages in the gaming technology, event management, advertising, and TV production business. This segment offers its products under the ESL and Dreamhack brands. The Gaming segment develops and publishes mobile and online games under the InnoGames and Kongregate names. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
History

MTG was founded as Kinnevik in 1936 and has a strong legacy in the media space. MTG has a long history of transforming businesses and technology to shape innovative ways to access media & entertainment. The company was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1997 and since then, the company has gone through extensive reorganizations and restructurings to form the company it is today.

Mission
MTG’s mission is to create sustainable growth through financial discipline and technological innovation, creating content and services that inform, entertain and engage their audiences.
Vision
MTG’s vision is to be the leading agile media and entertainment group in the Nordic & Baltic countries and to be a leading player in digital content creation, production and distribution.
Key Team

Mr. Johan Levinsson (Group Gen. Counsel)

Ms. Christina Bellander (Exec. VP and Pres - Modern Studios Bus. Area)

Ms. Anna Eckerse Svensson (Chief Operating Officer of MTG Radio)

Mr. Hasse Breitholtz (Exec. VP of MTG)

Mr. Manfred Åkesson (Head of MTG Sweden & Free for TV & Radio the Baltics)

Bartek Gudowski (Chief Technology Officer of Viasat Broadcasting)

Mr. Arnd Benninghoff (Exec. VP of Esports & Gaming)

Recognition and Awards
MTG has won several awards over the years including the Nordic Media Industry Prize, Consumer Anomaly Innovation Award, European Broadcasting Media Award, and many more.
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Modern Times Group (MTG)
Leadership team

Ms. Maria Redin (Group Pres & CEO)

Mr. Lasse Pilgaard (Chief Financial Officer)

Mr. Lars Torstensson (Exec. VP of Communications & Investor Relations)

Products/ Services
Broadcasting, Media and Entertainment, Publishing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Established
1987
Net Income
20M - 100M
Revenue
500M - 1B
Traded as
MTG-B.ST
Social Media