Nordics

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has signed a five-year extension to its rights deal in the Nordic region for North America’s NHL ice hockey league, while it has also acquired rights to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey national team event.

Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has secured a rights agreement for International Ice Hockey Federation events including the annual IIHF World Championship.

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has completed a deal to take over pay-television broadcaster C More’s sports operation in Norway.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has revealed plans to offer Spanish-language content for its Eurosport 2 television channel, while its new local channel in Denmark has launched.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has said it will reorganise its Nordic business operations by the end of this year, with a new company being formed.

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has struck a deal to acquire rights for the next two editions of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships, according to the Procycling.no news website.

The Swedish second-tier ice hockey league, the HockeyAllsvenskan, will earn a decent increase in the value of its media rights in the next cycle, following a deal with C More last month.

Interview with Stefan Bengtsson, managing director of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan, about the league’s new media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster C More.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport will establish a new local channel in Denmark on July 1 after relaunching its Eurosport Player digital service on June 10.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has struck a rights deal for golf’s PGA Tour in Norway ahead of the launch of a new regional version of its Eurosport pan-European channel in the country.

Global broadcast and media services provider Red Bee Media has rebranded as Ericsson Broadcast and Media Services following its takeover by the Swedish communications technology company.

Spotify has said sports broadcaster ESPN will be one of its initial partners as it seeks to diversify from its core music streaming business into video content.

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, is to restructure its senior management team by appointing regional chief executives to lead its operations in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

Finnish telecommunications company Elisa has acquired rights for the Uefa European qualifiers rights and the governing body’s 2015 U-21 European Championships.

Baku 2015 has secured broadcasting agreements in Ukraine, Georgia, Norway and Israel for the inaugural European Games.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has announced plans to launch a new regional version of its Eurosport pan-European channel in Norway.