Scandinavia
SE takes on Boxer to bolster Danish market position
MTG baulks at WTA asking price, opts for ATP instead in Denmark
MTG secures rights to Nordic-hosted 2020 European Handball Championships
Surprise as Channel 4 outbids the BBC for women’s Euro 2017
Ski Classics signs Swedish rights deal
MotoGP signs European rights deals
Viasat, the pay-television operator run by multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, has extended a rights agreement in Scandinavia and the Baltic region for the MotoGP motorcycling series, while international sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in Romania to the championship.
Segeborn named as new sports COO for C More, TV4
The Bonnier media group has appointed Rickard Segeborn as the new chief operating officer for sport across two of its channels.
Eurosport Norway picks up English football rights
Pay-television broadcaster Eurosport Norway has struck a rights deal with the English Football League, which operates the three divisions below the top-tier Premier League.
Com Hem completes Boxer takeover
Swedish cable-television operator Com Hem has completed its acquisition of pay-television broadcaster Boxer.
SHL gets 90% fee increase in Sweden’s most valuable deal
Pay-television broadcaster C More last week agreed the most valuable Swedish sports-rights deal in history, paying an increase of about 90 per cent to renew Swedish Hockey League rights.
Swedish regulator approves Com Hem’s purchase of Boxer
The Swedish Competition Authority has approved cable operator Com Hem’s purchase of pay-television platform Boxer.
More federations join Fiba’s multi-cast initiative
The national federations of 10 countries have signed up to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) new multi-cast initiative, with the sport’s global governing body keen on securing further partners before the end of the year.
C More locks down Swedish ice hockey rights with Allsvenskan deal
Swedish pay-television broadcaster C More has bolstered its coverage of domestic ice hockey by extending a rights deal with the HockeyAllsvenskan.
C More secures long-term Swedish ice hockey deal
Swedish pay-television broadcaster C More has acquired rights for the Swedish Hockey League, the top division of ice hockey in the country.
TV4 Group extends Swedish floorball deal
The Swedish Floorball Association has extended a rights deal with Swedish media company TV4 Group.
TV4 and C More to follow Sweden’s EuroBasket qualification effort
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 and pay-television broadcaster C More have acquired rights to the national basketball team’s qualification campaign for the 2017 EuroBasket competition.
Swedish handball coverage to switch from TV4 to C More
Domestic coverage of the top men’s and women’s Swedish handball leagues will switch from commercial broadcaster TV4 to pay-television broadcaster C More, it has been confirmed.
IOF hails record reach for 2016 World Championships
The International Orienteering Federation has pointed to the benefits of a new media strategy after stating a record number of territories will be able to see broadcasts from this year’s World Orienteering Championships in Sweden.