Nordics

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…

Nordic 3pm resistance could be costly for Premier League

FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession

FOOTBALL

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

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…

Fifa maintains free-to-air commitments for 2018-2022; Five markets, but no rights, carved out of European tender

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…

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).

France could be the key to FA hopes of European boost

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

Football: Korean IPTV broadcaster Spo TV acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for the three-year period from 2012-13 to 2014-15 for $11.1m (€8m) (page 2).

Norway's football clubs benefit from competitive rights market

Football: Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed deals in the US, Canada, selected territories in Asia and Australia for its events covering the period 2015 to 2022 (see story this issue).

Basketball: US Asian-focused sports network One World Sports acquired exclusive rights for Chinese basketball’s top-tier league, the CBA, in a multi-year deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency, m…

Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, completed its Champions League rights process in Brazil by renewing deals with pay-television operator ESPN and free-to-air sports broadcaster Esporte I…