Denmark

Danmarks Radio accused of not fulfilling its role as a public-service broadcaster

Negotiations upcoming with Union Cycliste Internationale and individual event organisers about World Championship and World Cup events

Cricket: Pan-Asian satellite channel Ten Sports agreed a sub-licensing deal with Indian state broadcaster Doordarshan for highlights of the forthcoming Indian tour of Pakistan

Public service broadcaster DR pushed out of the bidding by fierce competition between Modern Times Group and TV2

The possibility that media company Modern Times Group could take a majority stake in Danish public-service broadcaster TV2 is causing considerable concern in the Danish television-sports industry

Cycling: Italian public-service broadcaster Rai agreed a four-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union, from 2005 to 2008, for coverage of the Tour de France. 

Pan-Scandinavian pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Nordic is planning to bid for the exclusive television rights across the region for Formula 1

Handball: Danish public-service broadcaster Danmarks Radio acquired the rights to both men’s and women’s Champions League competitions from the European Handball Federation in a five-year deal, from 2006-07 to 2010-11.

The Champions League deal signed by Danmarks Radio is the longest agreed for the competition

New five-year deal signed by Danish public-service broadcaster Danmarks Radio for handball’s Champions League

Football/Basketball: JCS Sports, owner of Israel’s two Sport 5 cable and satellite channels, acquired the rights for top Israeli football and basketball matches in a three-year sublicensing deal with pay-per-view company Charlton

Viewing rises in four out of the top five European television markets

Danish broadcaster TV Danmark fought a bitter, year-long court battle with the UK’s television regulator over listed events.

Women's World Championships draw good audiences in Norway, Germany, Romania

The climax of the football season in Europe attracted big audiences for free-to-air broadcasters across the continent.

A consortium of Scandinavian commercial broadcasters is set to acquire the rights for the men’s and women’s 2007 and 2009 world handball championships.

Football: A consortium of Telecoms company Telenor and Scandinavia’s commercial broadcasters, TV2 in Denmark, TV2 in Norway and TV4 in Sweden, acquired the rights for the Euro 2008 tournament in a deal w…

Minor sports in Denmark have turned to the internet to increase their exposure and drive revenues rather than rely on traditional broadcasters.