Nordics
Nent renews wide-ranging Telenor distribution deal
Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has extended a distribution agreement with Norwegian telco Telenor
Danish sports channel nets wider Canal Digital distribution
Canal Digital, the Danish pay-TV platform, has added Sport Live, a channel that focuses on smaller sports properties in Denmark, to its package structure
Infront begins to cover IIHF costs in exclusive Nordics Nent deal
Infront has sealed a big increase in value for International Ice Hockey Federation rights across the Nordics, in a deal with the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group that will help cover the increased costs of its own recently-signed global rights agreement.
Eurosport secures Davis Cup finals rights in UK and Nordics
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a two-year deal with the International Tennis Federation for rights to the Davis Cup finals in six of its markets
Nent Norway head of sport among exits in group restructuring
Anne Tufte, head of sport in Norway at the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, is to leave the broadcaster as one of 45 announced job losses
Nent increases Viaplay subscribers by 25 per cent in last year
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has announced a growth of 37,000 subscribers to its Viaplay service in the last quarter, and a 25-per-cent increase year-on-year.
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F1 to stream Mexico Grand Prix on Twitch in six nations
Formula One Management (FOM) has signed a one-race deal to show every session from the Mexico Grand Prix on online streaming platform Twitch
Nent, Telenor Group announce merger deal for Viasat Consumer and Canal Digital
Media company Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has reached an agreement with Norwegian telco Telenor Group to combine the former’s Viasat Consumer satellite pay-television operations with the latter’s Can…
TV2 expand ESL and DreamHack deal in Denmark
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has expanded its partnership with esports organisations DreamHack and ESL by acquiring the rights in Denmark to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament circuit…
Nent seals more exclusive winter sports with IIHF Infront deal
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group continues to pick up exclusive winter sports rights in the Nordics, agreeing a new deal until 2028 with the Infront agency for International Ice Hockey Federation…
Discovery expands Futsalligan coverage in Sweden
US media group Discovery has expanded its coverage of the Swedish Futsalligan, the top-tier futsal championship in the country, in the 2019-20 season
RB Salzburg nets coverage in Norway given Håland interest
Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang has acquired the rights to all Austrian Bundesliga matches involving FC Red Bull Salzburg for the ongoing season
Discovery, YouSee engaged in Danish carriage dispute
Danish quadruple play service provider YouSee has announced that it will remove all Discovery Networks-owned channels from its regular television packages at the end of the year
Sweden’s C More lands domestic rights to Elite Speedway Series
Swedish pay-television broadcaster C More has secured exclusive rights to the domestic Elite Speedway Series from next year
TV4 adds sports content to streaming service
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 has announced plans to add sports coverage to its TV4 Play streaming service
Nent to launch Viaplay in Iceland
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will launch its OTT streaming service Viaplay in Iceland in 2020, meaning the service will be available in all five Nordic countries
C More lands Swedish women’s ice hockey following landmark XVI Sports agreement
Swedish pay-TV broadcaster C More has acquired rights to 192 of the 225 matches from the top-tier women’s ice hockey league in Sweden, with public broadcaster STV picking up rights to the end-of-season f…
IMG ends Strive experiment in Sweden with LaLiga, Serie A, MLS sale to Bonnier
The IMG agency has sealed a deal for rights to Spain’s LaLiga, Italy’s Serie A and the US’ Major League Soccer in Sweden with media group Bonnier. The deal signals the end of its OTT experiment in the country as it had previously been broadcasting the properties on its Strive streaming platform.