Nordics

Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights in the Baltic and Nordic regions to the inaugural edition of the World Boxing Super Series annual elimination tournament.

Viasat, the pay-television operator run by multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, has opted to revamp its sports offering in Norway by introducing four new channels under the Viasport banner.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired Champions Hockey League rights in Poland while Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF has also become a rights-holder for the European ice hockey competition.

Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has extended an agreement for exclusive rights in the Nordic region to Germany’s Handball-Bundesliga.

Norwegian pay-television distributor RiksTV has extended its carriage deal with Modern Times Group under a new agreement that will give greater prominence to the sports channels operated by the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster.

Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has renewed a rights deal in the Nordic region for the Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey club competition.

Uefa has earned increases of at least 50 per cent in Finland and the Netherlands from recent sales of its national team rights.

Uefa last month recorded huge fee increases for its Champions League and Europa League media rights in Finland and Switzerland. 

Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights for the upcoming clash between boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr and mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor.

The International Orienteering Federation has said its 2017 World Orienteering Championships will receive live coverage in host nation Estonia, as well as the sport’s key markets of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland, as the event continues to increase its broadcast reach.

Germany’s Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) has opted to take the marketing of its international broadcast rights in-house, with Scandinavia outlined as a key target market under the new approach.

Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has resolved a carriage dispute with Finnish telecommunications company Telia

Finnish public-service broadcaster YLE has acquired rights for events operated by Fiba, basketball’s global governing body.

The Norwegian handball federation returned to former broadcast partner TV2 last month, keeping its media-rights revenue steady in the process.

Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has renewed a rights deal for the 24 Hour of Le Mans ahead of this year’s edition of the endurance motor-racing event.

Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has been hit with another carriage dispute after Finnish telecommunications company Telia said it will no longer offer its channels to its television customers in the Nordic markets from June 8.