Nordics

Football
Finance & Law

Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 will face a claim for compensation after the Oslo District Court ruled that its use of clips from Premier League matches infringed upon pay-TV operator Viaplay’s r…
Football
Media

Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has said it will hold talks with pay-TV operator Viaplay after coverage in Denmark of a Uefa Champions League match by the latter was inadvertently made available to…
Motorcycling
Media

Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, has extended its exclusive rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship in Sweden, Norway and Denmark by a further six seasons, while…
Skiing

As the battle over the centralisation of skiing rights rumbles on, Infront’s on-sale of Swiss-Ski rights has sprung no surprises, with the agency discreetly agreeing deals with existing FIS World Cup broadcasters.
Handball
Media

Over 2 million Danes tuned in to public-service broadcaster DR and government-owned broadcaster TV2 to watch the national team set a new record with victory in the 2023 Men’s World Handball Championship.
Skiing
Media

The Norwegian Media Authority, Medietilsynet, has issued a warning to commercial broadcaster TV2 after it breached advertising rules during coverage of a round of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in December
Football

The Danish Competition Council’s suspension of the no-single-buyer rule for the next round of Superliga football rights may point to a further relaxation of regulation around the sale of premium sports content across Europe, as media markets are transformed by the explosion of streaming.
Football
Media

A court has upheld an appeal from Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 in a dispute with Viaplay Group over the former’s use of clips from the English Premier League.
Football
Media

The Danish Superliga will be free to negotiate an exclusive domestic rights deal with a single broadcaster when it next goes to market after the Danish Competition Council agreed to a suspension of the…
Skiing
Media

Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 is facing investigation from the Norwegian Media Authority, Medietilsynet, after it appeared to break advertising rules during coverage of a recent round of the FIS…
Bandy
Host Broadcast & Production

Staylive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has extended and expanded its production deal with the Swedish Bandy Federation
Motorsport
Media

Infront Moto Racing and Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV Oy have agreed to renew their MXGP rights deal for another four years
Multiple Sports
Media

Media company Viaplay Group and Swedish telco Telia have ended their carriage dispute by striking a new and expanded multi-year deal
Skiing
Media

Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired broadcast rights in Finland to the Ski Classics Pro Tour. Warner Bros. Discovery will broadcast every one of the 14 events across 10 weekends
Multiple Sports
Governance

Åsa Edlund Jönsson, head of sport at Swedish public broadcaster SVT, has resigned from her position to become general secretary of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK).
Floorball
Media

Danish broadcaster Sport Live has acquired rights to all of Denmark’s matches at the upcoming Floorball World Championships. 
Multiple Sports
Media

Media group Viaplay has posted a 78-per-cent year-on-year increase in paying subscribers but recorded a SEK86m (€7.86m/$7.88m) loss for the third quarter of 2022.
American Football

TV4 Media’s deal spans the current 2022 season, which started on September 8, and ends with the season-ending Super Bowl in February 2025.