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Africa continues good start but picture less clear in Singapore
Premier League turns to trusted partners in Africa and Singapore
MTG bid for Danish dominance under scrutiny
MTG takeover of TV2 Sport will create dominant player
Modern Times Group to buy out TV2 Sport in Denmark
Modern Times Group (MTG), the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has agreed a deal to take full control of Danish pay-television broadcaster TV 2 Sport, currently a 50-50 joint…
DR and TV2 retain Olympic rights in Denmark
Danish public-service broadcasters DR and TV2 have acquired rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and the 2016 summer Olympics
TVNorge picks up Europa League rights from C More
Norwegian basic-tier broadcaster TVNorge has acquired rights for Uefa Europa League games from pay-television broadcaster C More Entertainment
Finland’s Nelonen buys Europa League rights
Finnish broadcaster Nelonen has acquired live rights for the Europa League for three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, in a deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body.
Drop in second-party rights prices as Uefa arrives at central solution
Dip in second-party World Cup qualifier values in key markets
Uefa set to agree qualifier deal with CAA
Uefa close to central deal
Norway’s away qualifiers to be shown on Max
Norwegian basic-tier broadcaster TV Norge has purchased rights for all five of the Norway national football team’s away qualifying games for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
TV2 adds slew of English football rights
Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights for England national team matches and English club football matches from the FA Cup, second-tier league the Championship, the…
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
TV4 Sweden grabs French Ligue 1 rights
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has acquired rights to the top French football league, Ligue 1, in a two-year deal from 2012-13 to 2013-14
Canal Plus makes switch from premium to basic
Canal Plus changes strategy in Denmark with new channel
Agency bidders jump through one more Uefa hoop
CAA linked to agency bid for European Qualifier rights
C More to launch new sports channel in Denmark
Pay-television broadcaster C More Entertainment, part of the Bonnier media group, will launch a new sports channel in Denmark, Canal8 Sport, on August 13
MTG confirms acquisition of handball Euros
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, for the men’s and women’s European Handball Championships in …
Finnish ice hockey league secures new domestic deal
The Finnish ice hockey league, the SM Liiga, has concluded an exclusive five-year domestic rights deal, from 2013-14 to 2017-18, with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nelonen
SM Liiga enters exclusive talks
Deal close for Finnish ice hockey as league starts exclusive talks