Denmark
Bonnier-Telenor threat to MTG
Bonnier predicted to take TV2 Norway stake and ramp up co-operation with Telenor.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Handball, Austrian ice hockey, motorcycling and ATP tennis
Handball: Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired the rights for the Danish men’s and women’s national teams and leagues in a four-year deal, from 2011-12 to 2014-15, with the rights-holders, the Dan…
Danish clubs want competition rules relaxed
Danish football league seeking to sell top-tier league media rights to one broadcaster
Swingeing cuts ‘could have been worse’ for league
Danish handball leagues and national teams hit by rights fee and free-to-air coverage cuts.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euroleague basketball, Ligue 1 football and club channels
Basketball: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired a package of rights for the Euroleague in a four-year deal with the Asset Management agency covering the 2010-11 to 2013-14 seasons
Ufa handball gamble to pay off?
Germany fails to deliver a big fee but a break-even is thought possible on Ufa's World Championships investment.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, baseball, basketball, cricket, golf, rugby and more
Athletics: Channel 4, the UK commercial broadcaster, acquired the rights for the 2011 and 2013 World Championships in a three-year deal with the IEC in Sports agency
Troubled Super Six set for expansion
Boxing promoter Kalle Sauerland plans to launch a cruiserweight version of the Super Six tournament, despite big problems with the current super middleweight event.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: Football, Formula One, US PGA Tour, Olympics and Wimbledon
Football: The MP & Silva agency extended its agreement with Arsenal Broadband Limited, the digital arm of English Premier League club Arsenal, for a further three years, covering the 2013-14 to 2015-16…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Portuguese, Argentine, Spanish and Italian football
Football: Portuguese agency PPTV acquired the television and marketing rights for the Portuguese Liga club Sporting Lisbon in a five-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2017-18, worth about €108m ($135m).
F1 and US PGA Tour make hay in the Nordics
Resurgent competition between pay-television operators Modern Times Group and Canal Plus is driving up fees in the Nordics.
FASTRACK: News in brief, Issue 14:13
EAA set for one-year EBU renewal ... Warren attacks BBC and ITV ... Premier League double in Denmark
Super Six format to be expanded to other weights
Kentaro says good viewer figures and ppv revenues for inaugural series are encouraging expansion plans.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, football, golf, motorcycling, snooker and tennis
Athletics: UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the exclusive live television and internet rights for the Diamond League in a five-year deal brokered by the IMG agency
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: End to Singapore World Cup stalemate and other football deals
Football: Singapore telecoms companies Starhub and SingTel acquired the rights for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in non-exclusive deals worth about $17m (€13m), brokered by the Football Media Services agency.
Telenor, TV4 pan-regional partners
Telenor has taken a 35-per-cent stake in TV4's Canal Plus premium channels.
Canal Plus’s retail therapy may not soothe subscribers
Canal Plus lands deals for Euro 2012 tournament and qualifiers, Serie A and Eredivisie, among others, but Premier League loss leaves a big hole in offering.
Beaten Canal Plus ponders life after Premier League
Nordic Canal Plus is making defensive moves after losing its most important sports rights, for the English Premier League.