Nordics

ARD/ZDF could yet join EBU qualifiers deal

C More Entertainment, the premium pay-television arm of Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 Group, has acquired rights for the Elitserien, the top division of ice hockey in Sweden

Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has extended rights deals for the FA Cup, League Cup and second-tier Championship English club football competitions, according to the Kampanje news…

Rai pays less for Giro rights and more for production, but the real money will be made abroad

Handball deal is latest sign of Canal Plus fightback against aggressive Al Jazeera

Ben Speight, head of SportBusiness Intelligence, analyses how last month’s handball World Championship proved a big draw in Spain, Germany and Denmark T

Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights in Sweden for England’s home international football matches and the FA Cup, League Cup and Championship English club football c…

First European deals point to increase despite some drops

Bigger EBU Qualifiers bid may not be enough to win over CAA

Market so bad in Spain that Telecinco expects to make

Danish public-service broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights for the Giro d’Italia cycling race. The deal will cover at least the next three editions of the Italian event, from 2013 to 2015.

Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has submitted a bid for International Biathlon Union (IBU) rights, according to the Aftenposten news website

The Diamond League is working but organisers are realistic about live coverage on major channels

TV4 offloads ice hockey in final round of cuts

IEC makes breakthrough in the UK and Nordics

Finnish deal takes Infront closer to global control of skiing rights but agency denies that it paid a strategic fee for the rights

Sportsman and Red Bull think they have what it takes to make a success of rally championship