Nordics
Nent raises SEK800m from Nordic investors, Telia sells Turkcell stake
Pan-Nordic broadcaster Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has raised SEK800m (€76m/$85.4m) by issuing three- and five-year bonds to more than 15 Nordic investors.
NRK lands rights to Oslo’s 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK is to show the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, which will take place in Oslo
Swedish floorball embraces OTT in five-year Bonnier/NTM deal struck by Spring Media
Telia-owned Bonnier News and Swedish media group NTM have jointly acquired domestic rights to floorball's Swedish Super League, from 2020-21
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.
Nent adds sports channels to Bahnhof in Swedish distribution deal
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has extended its distribution deal with Swedish internet service provider Bahnhof, adding its premium sports channels for the first time
Eurosport opts to showcase Eliteserien across Europe
Discovery-owned international sports broadcaster Eurosport has announced its plans to broadcast Norway’s Eliteserien across its linear and OTT streaming platforms across Europe.
LaLiga begins European rights sales with revenue gains in Nordics, Balkans
LaLiga has started its European sales round strongly, gaining impressive fee increases from both the Nordic and Balkan regions in the first deals since the lifting of the three-season limit.
TV2 and Telia in Norwegian distribution row
Telco Telia's customers in Norway do not currently have access to commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2's channels following on from the pair failing to agree a renewal on their distribution agreement…
Nent restores full channel pricing, resumes sports-rights payments
Pan-Nordic broadcaster Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has reintroduced full pricing for its sports channels in Denmark, Finland and Sweden and will also resume sports-rights payments
Danish women’s football league boosts exposure in new domestic deals
The Danish Elitedivisionen, the top-tier women's football league in the country, has sealed new domestic rights agreements with media group Discovery and sports broadcaster Sport Live
Rivals dent Nent’s Nordic dominance in big money Uefa club deals
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s rivals paid big fees to seal crucial Uefa club competition rights, allowing European football’s governing body to more than double its media-rights income in the Nordics.
Ekstraklasa pens European broadcast deals ahead of restart
Poland’s Ekstraklasa has struck broadcast deals in some key European markets as the league continues its preparations to return to action on May 29 following the Covid-19 shutdown.
Telia seals OTT licensing deal with Discovery
Swedish telco Telia has completed a licensing deal with international media group Discovery for standalone over-the-top streaming rights in Sweden and Finland, part of the conditions imposed upon it for…
TV4 Media continues rights drive with long-term LaLiga deal
Swedish telecoms operator Telia has followed up its acquisition of Uefa Champions League rights with a five-season extension to its LaLiga broadcast rights agreement
Eurosport and DPlay air Covid-19 charity skins in seven European countries
Discovery, the media group and owner of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport and subscription streaming service Dplay, will broadcast the first live golf since before the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown…
Nordic sales process complete as Telia secures Champions League in Finland and Sweden
Swedish telco Telia has finalised its acquisition of Uefa Champions League rights in both Finland and Sweden, from 2021-22 to 2023-24, as Uefa and its appointed Team Marketing agency wrapped up the club…
TV2 Norway sews up five-year LaLiga rights deal
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has secured exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
TV2 Denmark lands Europa League and extends LaLiga deal further
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, has added rights to Uefa's Europa League and newly-created third-tier Europa Conference League, while extending its recent LaLiga…