Nent goes on sports shopping spree ahead of public offering
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has bid aggressively to acquire a host of sports rights in recent weeks ahead of a public offering in 2019.
Fifa exceeds commercial targets despite facing ‘troubled period’
Uefa suffers club competition fee decline in tricky Dutch market
The value of Uefa Champions League and Europa League media rights in the Netherlands will decrease by about 27 per cent in the next cycle, TV Sports Markets understands.
Telekom Austria and bTV to share Champions League in Bulgaria
Telekom Austria’s push for Champions League rights helped drive the value of Uefa club competitions in Bulgaria up by about 30 per cent from 2018-19.
MTV3 pays 20% more to retain hold on key F1 rights in Finland
Melita and Go end rivalry to form joint venture in Maltese market
Maltese telcos Go and Melita will progress with a long-discussed joint venture after two media-rights deals removed one of its biggest sticking points.
Cosmote locks up NBA and top domestic basketball team rights
Nova renews Ligue 1 rights with rival Cosmote again staying away
The value of French Ligue 1 rights in Greece and Cyprus is set for a small increase in a renewed deal with pay-television broadcaster Nova.
Kim Mikkelsen, SVP group head of sports, Nordic Entertainment Group
Interview with Kim Mikkelsen, SVP group head of sports at Nordic Entertainment Group, about the company’s host of media-rights deals in recent weeks, including English Premier League, Formula One, International Handball Federation and European Handball Federation agreements.
Facebook continues sports push with Premier League in Vietnam
Facebook has acquired English Premier League rights in Vietnam, its second deal for the league’s rights in a major Southeast Asian market.