Denmark
TV2 Denmark secures long-term WTA rights amid Tauson interest
Commercial broadcaster TV2 has sealed a long-term deal for Women’s Tennis Association rights in Denmark as it looks to capitalise on emerging Danish talent.
Esports Elgiganten Ligaen seals first TV rights deal
The Elgiganten Ligaen, a Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league, has secured its first media-rights deal in the country, with public-service broadcaster DR.
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Danish, Swedish audiences hit heights for all-Nordic handball final
Broadcasters in both Denmark and Sweden pulled in strong audiences for Sunday’s IHF World Men’s Handball Championship final between the two Nordic countries.
Nørrelund: We’ve reached ‘pain threshold’ on Danish Superliga rights fee
Nordic Entertainment Group's (Nent) sports rights head Peter Nørrelund says the company “can no longer tighten the screw” on consumers by expecting them to pay more for premium sports content and unde…
TV2 and DR continue major event rights drive with 2026 World Cup deal
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster DR have added to their recent high-profile rights acquisitions in a deal to show the 2026 Fifa World Cup
TV2 Denmark retains Blast Premier rights for 2021 season
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, has retained exclusive rights to the 2021 season of esports’ Blast Premier series.
Olympics find familiar Danish home as DR and TV2 strike deal with Discovery
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster DR have agreed sub-licensing deals with media company Discovery for rights to the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing and the 2024 summer…
Uefa national-team rights value swells in Scandinavia in six-season deals
The value of Uefa’s national-team rights in Scandinavia from 2022-23 has risen sharply, with the European governing body the latest rights-holder to prosper in the region amid a push by broadcasters to seal long-term deals for premium properties.
Nent lands exclusive Women’s World Cup rights in three Nordic markets
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, the Stockholm-based media group, has acquired exclusive rights in Denmark, Norway and Sweden to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, which will take place in Australia a…
Fanseat lands Spanish basketball rights in one-season deal
Sports streaming platform Fanseat has acquired rights to Spanish top-tier basketball league and cup competitions for exploitation in France and Denmark
TV2 esports and football head Hvid to leave
Allan Hvid, the head of esports and football at TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, is to leave his position at the end of the year in order to form his own company
TV2 seeks rebates from Danish handball deals
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 is seeking media-rights rebates on its deals for the Danish Handball League and Danish Handball Cup following cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic
EBU: Tour de France viewing hours up 10.5 per cent in 13 markets
The European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of mainly public-service broadcasters, has announced that total viewing hours for this year’s Tour de France have risen by 10.5
TV2 Denmark dislodges Discovery by acquiring all Uefa national team rights
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 has picked up a clean sweep of all rights available in the country from the latest Uefa European Qualifiers, Nations League and European Championship invitation…
F1 agrees one-race deal with YouTube for Eifel Grand Prix
Formula One has agreed a deal with YouTube that will allow the Google-owned platform to live stream the Eifel Grand Prix in Germany for free in seven countries in Europe
LaLiga hails Danish piracy ruling against Rojadirecta
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has claimed another win in its long-running battle against piracy of its content, joining forces with the Danish Rights Alliance…
DR gets share of Danish Cup rights in four-year deal with Nent
Danish public-service broadcaster DR has for the first time acquired a share of live rights to the Danish Cup, the country’s knockout clubs tournament, in a deal with rights-holder Nordic Entertainment (…
TV2 Denmark adds rights to remainder of 2019-20 Coppa Italia
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, has secured rights to the remainder of this season’s Coppa Italia competition.