Nordics
Danish ice hockey boosted by TV2 deal
Danish public-service broadcaster TV2 has agreed a three-year deal with the Danish Ice Hockey Union (DIU) for the rights to the Metal Ligaen, the top division of Danish ice hockey, and the Metal Cup competition.
Watching Brief (Vol.74) Special Focus: Winter Olympics
Saran Media expands UFC relationship with Iceland deal
Mixed martial arts series the Ultimate Fighting Championship has expanded its agreement with Saran Media to allow the agency to distribute UFC rights in Iceland until January 2017.
Brondby to exit Danish Superligaen’s collective rights model
Danish Superligaen club Brondby has announced that it will exit the top division of Danish football’s collective broadcast rights agreement when the current deal expires in July 2015.
SVT backs new Champions Hockey League
Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has agreed a three-year rights deal covering the 2014-15 to 2016-17 seasons of new European club ice hockey competition the Champions Hockey League.
First steps on long road for new elite Euro competition
Infront strikes first deals for new Champions Hockey League
MTV on the ice with Champions Hockey League in Finland
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster MTV has acquired rights in Finland for the new Champions Hockey League pan-European ice hockey club tournament.
Uefa seals further increases in Hong Kong and Sweden
Uefa does good business for Euro 2016 in Sweden and Hong Kong
Eurosport snaps up Bundesliga rights extension
Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a two-year extension, covering the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, to its rights deal for German football’s Bundesliga across 22 territories in the Nordic region as well as central and eastern Europe.
Canal Digital Sweden aims to make live sport a cinema experience
Satellite-television provider Canal Digital Sweden has formed a joint venture with the National Federation of People's Parks and Community Centres (FHP) to show live sport in Swedish cinemas.
TV4 extends Ligue 1 rights deal
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has signed a one-year extension to its rights deal for Ligue 1, the top division of French football.
Uefa announces Euro 2016 deals in Sweden and Norway
Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT and commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 have acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament, which will take place in France.
TV2 and spectre of SBS push MTG to pay 15% more
Fear of SBS and pressure from TV2 in Norway pushes MTG to pay more for the Uefa Champions League
Peter Nørrelund, head of sport, Modern Times Group
Interview with Peter Nørrelund, head of sport at multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, on the company’s renewal of Champions League rights in Scandinavia
MTG set to retain exclusive Sochi 2014 rights in Sweden
Pan-Nordic media company Modern Times Group’s Viasat pay-television channels will retain exclusive rights in Sweden for the 2014 winter Olympic Games after public-service broadcaster SVT and commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 failed to agree sub-licensing deals for the event in Sochi, Russia.
European qualifiers sales process opened in Iceland
The CAA Eleven agency has launched invitations to tender for the media rights in Iceland to European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments.
Fox and Eurosport push DFL towards €140m target
Two new deals push Bundesliga towards aggressive international media rights fee target
Horse & Country TV expands global presence with Swedish launch
Specialist international equestrian sports and lifestyle television channel Horse & Country TV has announced it will launch in Sweden in October.