Denmark
Danish Superliga issues new domestic football tender
Divisionsforeningen, the body that acts on behalf of both Denmark's football clubs and the country's football federation, the Dansk Boldspil-Union, issued a tender on Wednesday for the domestic rights…
LaLiga seeks to set example after Danish anti-piracy victory
Denmark’s RettighedsAlliancen, an organisation dedicated to protecting creative content, has partnered with LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, to secure the f…
Telco TDC Group’s entry into Danish EPL rights market may boost competition ahead of Superliga tender
A new player has emerged that could shake up the Danish sport-rights market before the upcoming domestic Danish Superliga tender after a subsidiary of the country’s largest telco, TDC Group, sublicensed English Premier League rights from Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group.
Nent sublicenses Premier League rights in Denmark
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has sublicensed English Premier League rights to the broadcaster YouSee in Denmark from 2019-20 to 2021-22
IMG’s Strive Sport starts streaming MLS in Scandinavia
IMG-owned streaming platform Strive Sport has begun streaming Major League Soccer in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Its coverage begins this weekend (March 2-3) with the start of the new MLS season
Nent Group adds IndyCar to motorsport line-up
Nordic media company Nent Group has acquired rights to US motor-racing series IndyCar.
Nent Group will broadcast the series in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland until 2021
IMG to cooperate with TV2 in Denmark on Serie A and LaLiga
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has signed an agreement with the IMG agency giving it access to matches from both Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s LaLiga.
C More Golf to go off air in Denmark after Discovery PGA deal
C More has sold rights in Denmark for golf’s PGA Tour to Discovery Networks in a sublicensing deal, according to the Telecompaper news service.
TV2 acquire rights to the X Games
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights to the X Games from 2019, taking over rights from public-service broadcaster DR
ARD and ZDF claim rights to Germany’s home World Handball Championship
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have locked down rights to the men’s World Handball Championship on a long-term basis after agreeing a deal for next year’s tournament, which will be co-…
Nent secures Euro 2020 rights in Denmark
After a summer of aggressive sports rights acquisitions, Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has bolstered its content in Denmark, picking up rights to Euro 2020
MTG and Nent Group secure new credit facility
Swedish media company Modern Times Group and its subsidiary Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) have jointly agreed a five-year revolving credit facility with a group of six Nordic banks
IMG to debut OTT football service in Scandinavia
The IMG agency has said it will launch its first direct to consumer football OTT channel in Scandinavia.
Entitled Strive, the new platform will be available in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
Telia makes move in Norway with TDC deal
Swedish telco Telia has agreed a deal worth NOK21bn (€2.21bn/$2.57bn) to acquire Danish telco TDC’s business in Norway, a move that puts pressure on market leader Telenor.
Nent snaps up MLB rights in Nordic region
Swedish media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has acquired rights in the Nordic region for North America’s Major League Baseball.
Danish club football system set for major reform
Clubs from the top two divisions of Danish football have agreed to major reform plans that will bind together all commercial rights on a long-term basis and alter the structure of the league system, while also seeking to extend deals with existing domestic broadcast rights partners.
Nent Group makes Premier League latest rights purchase
Swedish media company Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has sealed its third major rights deal this week by extending its agreement with the Premier League, the top division of English club football.
TV2 secures rights to handball showpieces in Denmark
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights to a number of national team handball tournaments operated by the International Handball Federation and European Handball Federation.