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Nent adds KSW to Viaplay portfolio in 10 European countries
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s subscription streaming platform Viaplay has acquired rights to Europe’s mixed martial arts organisation KSW in 10 countries.
Fanseat lands suite of basketball league rights from Sportradar
Fanseat, the subscription-based sports streaming service owned by the Spring Media agency, has secured rights to broadcast six basketball leagues in the Denmark, France and the UK
Serie A sees steady deals in Nordics, though rights in Norway remain unsold
Telco Telia was able to seal a three-season deal for Serie A in Sweden and Finland for a relatively modest increase amid strong competition and high increases for rights fees in the Nordics.
TV2 Denmark renews BWF rights to 2025
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, has extended its media rights agreement with the Badminton World Federation in a deal running from 2022 to 2025
Nent lands three-year IndyCar extension, adds Poland and Baltics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has extended its rights to the IndyCar US motor racing series for another three years
Allente bundles discovery+ into premium packages
Nordic pay-television broadcaster Allente, whose customers span Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, has secured a distribution deal with US media giant Discovery in which OTT platform discovery+ will…
Nent acquires rights in 10 territories to women’s Serie A
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive media rights to Italy’s top-tier women’s football league, the Serie A Femminile, as it furthers bolsters its women’s sport portfolio.
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Late beIN-Serie A deal in Australia, Infront has 20 new international takers in place
Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, kicked off its 2021-22 season with 20 new international rights-holders in place as late contract extensions were agreed by the Infront agency in the…
Blast looks to convert esports viewership records into revenue in 2022
The company staged the most-watched CS:GO matches of all time in January this year, twice exceeding the existing record during its Blast Premier Global Final.
TV2 Denmark swells national team coverage with U21 rights
TV2, the Danish government-owned broadcaster, has followed up its deal for rights to the Uefa European Qualifiers, Nations League and European Championship by acquiring rights to Denmark’s qualifying m…
Coppa Italia rights bids accepted in Bulgaria, Nordics, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa
Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
Denmark’s DR posts record viewing figures for Euro 2020 semi-final
Denmark’s defeat to England in the semi-final of the Uefa European Championship attracted a record audience on DR, the Danish public broadcaster.
Belgian, Danish and Swiss public broadcasters net Euro 2020 ratings boost
Action from the Uefa European Championship quarter-finals attracted strong audiences on public-service broadcasters in the competing nations of Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland
Sportway to adopt hybrid production model in Danish ice hockey deal
Sportway, the Stockholm-based automated production and live streaming firm, has reached an agreement with the Danish Ice Hockey Union (DIU) to install artificial intelligence camera production infrastructure…
Nent lands Copa América rights, deals agreed in Cuba, Hong Kong
Media company the Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has secured exclusive media rights to broadcast the 2021 and 2024 editions of the Copa América in multiple countries through its Viaplay subscription …
Nent agrees five-year deal with Matchroom across nine countries
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a five-year rights deal across nine countries with events promotion company Matchroom Sport
Spring Media’s Fanseat acquires AFC rights across Europe
Sports streaming service Fanseat has acquired rights to show Asian Football Confederation major national and club team tournaments for 2021 and 2022
Fifa latest to prosper in the Nordics as World Cup value surges
Fifa is the latest rights-holder to benefit from fierce competition in the Nordics as it sealed huge increases for both the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup and the men’s World Cup in 2026.