Nordics
First ever tender launched for Icelandic domestic football
The Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) and Íslenskur Toppfótbolti (ÍTF), the club body that manages league football in the country, have submitted request for proposals for the media rights to the top…
Nent adds Infront’s Swiss FIS World Cup rights to skiing portfolio
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in the region to all International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events taking place in Switzerland through a deal with the Infront agency
Sportway to add 68 arenas to ‘Northern Europe’s largest AI production network’
Sportway, the automated production and live streaming firm, is to add another 68 Swedish arenas and stadiums to the list of venues that it provides its production systems for
Telenor to offer eSportsONE channel in Norway, Sweden
Sport1, the German sports broadcaster, has agreed a distribution deal for its new eSportsONE channel with telco Telenor in Norway and Sweden
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.
The league’s organiser, Dust2.d
Nent adds host of women’s football rights across its markets
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired a host women’s football content across the Nordic and Baltic countries, along with Poland, as it continues its push in women’s sport.
Nent fails to agree Telia carriage terms in Norway, secures Latvian distribution
Norwegian customers of telco Telia are without Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s linear channels and OTT service following the pair being unable to agree a distribution deal.
Nent extends RiksTV distribution deal to 2023
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has extended a distribution agreement with Norwegian pay-television operator RiksTV until September 2023
Viaplay hits 3m subscribers, another 650,000 expected in 2021
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group reported a total of 3.02 million paying subscribers to its Viaplay streaming service after adding 749,000 new customers in 2020
C More adds AFC rights to football output
Pay-television broadcaster C More has acquired rights in Finland and Sweden to the Asian Football Confederation’s club and national teams competitions across the 2021-24 cycle.
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.
Uefa sells Icelandic national team rights to Nent in exclusive streaming deal
Uefa and its appointed CAA Eleven agency have agreed an exclusive broadcast deal in Iceland with Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group for national team rights in the new 2022-28 cycle, with the media group…
Eurosport, Nent and Ziggo pick up Daytona 24 rights
Broadcast rights to this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the first race of the 2021 WeatherTech IMSA Sportscar Championship, have been secured by leading broadcasters in Europe, including Eurosport, the N…
Discovery Nordics CEO Norrby exits, new Discovery-TIM deal in Italy
Nicklas Norrby, Discovery’s chief executive in the Nordic region, is leaving his position, it has been announced.
TV4 Media becomes WTA rights-holder in Finland, Norway and Sweden
TV4 Media, a Telia-owned broadcasting company, has acquired exclusive rights in Finland, Norway and Sweden to WTA women’s tennis events.
Nent, Sýn to share Uefa club competitions in Iceland
Uefa club competition rights in Iceland will be shared between the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and media company Sýn, from the 2021-22 season onwards.
Sportway raises $1.7m with Cooney and Swedish investment firm among backers
Sports technology entrepreneur Aidan Cooney and Geltis, the Swedish private investment company, are among a group of new investors in Sportway, the Swedish automated production and live streaming firm…