Nordics
MP & Silva taps into French boom to double values
MP & Silva doubles up in France with league rights
Finnish ice hockey league wants long-term rights deals
The SM Liiga, Finland’s top-tier ice hockey competition, said that it was interested in signing only long-term domestic rights deals beyond its current contract, which ends next season.
Danish broadcasters warn over kick-off time reforms
Danish pay-television broadcasters Modern Times Group and TV2 Sport will demand compensation from clubs in the Superliga, the top tier of domestic football, if league matches are moved from evening to…
Infront launches Scandinavian tender for Euro handball
The Infront Sports & Media agency launched a tender for the media rights in Denmark, Norway and Sweden for the 2016 and 2018 editions of the men’s and women’s European Championship handball events.
Premier League and Medge facing tough choices in Nordics
Clawing back 3pm matches could be costly for league
NFL closing in on global deal after Nordic renewal
NFL set to follow Nordic deal with IMG Media renewal
EBU splits again for World Cup bids
EBU splits again over World Cup bids
Modern Times Group extends National Football League rights
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, extended its rights in the Nordics for American football’s National Football League in a five-year deal, from 2012-13 t…
Nordics resist Premier League renegotiation drive
Nordic 3pm resistance could be costly for Premier League
Pitch’s confidence in English football provides boost for FA
FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession
Sauerland agrees broadcast deal with MTG
Pan-regional broadcaster Modern Times Group agreed a five-year deal, from 2012 to 2016, with the German-based boxing promoter Sauerland Event for rights to between five and seven events a year
TV2 ousts NRK in horse racing deal
Norwegian basic-tier and commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired rights for domestic harness racing, a form of horse racing, in a deal with Norsk Ristoto, the company which has the concession to handle all…
EBU well placed to tighten its grip on Fifa World Cup rights
Fifa maintains free-to-air commitments for 2018-2022; Five markets, but no rights, carved out of European tender
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: American football, athletics, hockey, handball and more
American Football: The NFL Network, the pay-television broadcaster owned by the NFL, agreed a content deal with Outcast, operators of a petrol station digital TV network with 12,000 screens in stations…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Fifa World Cup, South Asian Championship and more
Football: The ISM agency acquired the rights in Indonesia to the 2014 Fifa World Cup in a deal worth $55m (€40m). ISM sold the rights to the Bakrie Group for about $60m (page 9).
FA expects modest growth in depressed Europe
France could be the key to FA hopes of European boost
NRK acquires Euro 2012 matches
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK acquired the rights for 10 matches from the Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament through a sub-licensing deal with pan-Nordic pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus