Norway
Nent makes shock move for winter sports in Nordics
TV2 pays big increase to maintain grip on domestic ice hockey
Uefa gets 45% increase for Europa League in Scandinavia
Uefa has increased the value of Europa League media rights in Scandinavia by about 45 per cent in deals with TV2 in Norway and Discovery Communications in Denmark and Sweden.
MTG seals off ATP in Scandinavia by adding Norway and Sweden
The ATP is earning less from market-by-market sales in the Nordics than from the last cycle’s pan-regional deal, after Modern Times Group added World Tour rights in Norway and Sweden to its earlier Denmark deal last month. A separate deal has also been agreed in Finland with MTV3.
Norwegian federation severs Discovery ties and returns to TV2
Discovery’s big ambitions help league defy gravity
Discovery Communications’ ambition to strengthen its market position in the Nordics helped Norway’s football league defy all expectations in the sale of its media rights last week.
NRK renews key skiing rights
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK renewed two vital skiing rights deals last month, agreeing to pay decent increases for both.
Nordic territories deliver Scudamore and co staggering increases in latest set of deals
Strong competition in the Nordics between established media groups and an as-yet unidentified player helped the Premier League double its income in the region – continuing the remarkable start to its new international sales cycle.
Infront enjoys jump in skiing fees
The Infront Sports & Media agency has secured fee increases in skiing deals with public-service broadcasters in both Austria and Norway.
Watching Brief (Vol.74) Special Focus: Winter Olympics
Watching Brief (Vol.60) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Small increase for Uefa as SBS and MTG keep powder dry
CAA Eleven enjoys fee increase for Euro 2016 in Norway
CAA Eleven rejects pan-Nordic consortium offer
CAA Eleven busts the pan-Nordic broadcaster consortium to go market by market with the European Qualifiers and Euro 2016
Swedish league defends its closed rights negotiations
The Swedish league explains why it sold its rights without a tender; TV4 Group looks to sell C More.
SweetSpot facing big challenge in battle of Britain
ASO, IMG and Infront all have big cycling ambitions. That could be bad news for UK's SweetSpot
Watching Brief (Vol.52) Special Focus: Skiing – Alpine World Ski Championships
Rai pays less for Giro rights but RCS still ahead
Canal Plus fightback gathers pace
Handball deal is latest sign of Canal Plus fightback against aggressive Al Jazeera
Fees up but still no sale in Germany and Austria
Latest Premier League deals
EBU will raise its game, but it might not be enough
IEC makes breakthrough WTA deals in Europe
IEC makes breakthrough in the UK and Nordics
Infront one step closer to monopoly
Finnish deal takes Infront closer to global control of skiing rights but agency denies that it paid a strategic fee for the rights