Nordics
Bonnier boosts investment in HockeyAllsvenskan to avoid tender
Nent makes shock move for winter sports in Nordics
Telco TDC Group’s entry into Danish EPL rights market may boost competition ahead of Superliga tender
WRC turns down highest offers to maximise exposure, retain content in Finland
Finland is winter wonderland for Fifa as 2022 World Cup delivers big fee increase
Aggressive move from Síminn secures Premier League rights in Iceland
TV2 pays big increase to maintain grip on domestic ice hockey
Nent goes on sports shopping spree ahead of public offering
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has bid aggressively to acquire a host of sports rights in recent weeks ahead of a public offering in 2019.
MTV3 pays 20% more to retain hold on key F1 rights in Finland
Kim Mikkelsen, SVP group head of sports, Nordic Entertainment Group
Interview with Kim Mikkelsen, SVP group head of sports at Nordic Entertainment Group, about the company’s host of media-rights deals in recent weeks, including English Premier League, Formula One, International Handball Federation and European Handball Federation agreements.
New 365 owner pays up to retain hold on Uefa club competitions
Media group 365 has retained its grip on Uefa Champions League and Europa League media rights in Iceland, paying an increase of about 50 per cent.
Strong agency competition helps LaLiga grow revenues in Europe
Competition between sports-rights agencies has helped Spain’s LaLiga grow the value of its media rights in several new deals across Europe.
Fifa and MP & Silva struggle in Italy as TV4 anticipates jackpot
Rai, Mediaset and Sky were all expected to bid this week for a cut-price 2018 Fifa World Cup. The rights in Italy have plummeted in value since the national team failed to qualify for the tournament, losing a play-off to Sweden.
Uefa gets 45% increase for Europa League in Scandinavia
Uefa has increased the value of Europa League media rights in Scandinavia by about 45 per cent in deals with TV2 in Norway and Discovery Communications in Denmark and Sweden.
MTG seals off ATP in Scandinavia by adding Norway and Sweden
The ATP is earning less from market-by-market sales in the Nordics than from the last cycle’s pan-regional deal, after Modern Times Group added World Tour rights in Norway and Sweden to its earlier Denmark deal last month. A separate deal has also been agreed in Finland with MTV3.
No upfront fee for MP & Silva in Nordics and Romania with Laola
Laola1.tv is not paying an upfront fee to MP & Silva for German Bundesliga rights in the Nordics and Romania, with the two hoping to earn revenue from sponsorship and advertising.
National team increase for Uefa in Netherlands and Finland
Uefa has earned increases of at least 50 per cent in Finland and the Netherlands from recent sales of its national team rights.
Uefa continues growth trend in new Finnish and Swiss deals
Uefa last month recorded huge fee increases for its Champions League and Europa League media rights in Finland and Switzerland.
