Scandinavia
Modern Times Group appoints regional chief executives
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, is to restructure its senior management team by appointing regional chief executives to lead its operations in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Baku 2015 adds quartet of European markets to broadcast portfolio
Baku 2015 has secured broadcasting agreements in Ukraine, Georgia, Norway and Israel for the inaugural European Games.
Discovery set to launch regional version of Eurosport in Norway
International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has announced plans to launch a new regional version of its Eurosport pan-European channel in Norway.
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.
MTG weighs in with Mayweather-Pacquiao rights
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has secured the exclusive Nordic rights to the highly anticipated boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
NRK close to FIS rights deal, report says
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK is close to striking a rights deal for events staged by the FIS, the global governing body of skiing, according to the Kampanje news website.
Spring Media opens new regional office in Mexico
Sports rights agency Spring Media will open a new office in Mexico City.
Regulator rejects competition concerns as TV2’s deal for C More approved
Norway’s competition authority, the Konkurransetilsynet, has approved commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2’s deal to take over pay-television broadcaster C More’s sports operation in the country.
Viasat to carry Tippeligaen following C More deal
Pay-television operator Viasat has struck a carriage deal in Norway with pay-television broadcaster C More.
TV2 snaps up Baku 2015 rights in Denmark
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired media rights for the inaugural 2015 European Games multi-sport event in Baku, Azerbaijan.
TV3 Sport picks up IndyCar rights
Danish broadcaster TV3 Sport, part of multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, has acquired rights to US motor racing series IndyCar.
Norway’s TV2 enhances sports portfolio with C More deal
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has agreed a deal to take over pay-television broadcaster C More’s sports operation in Norway.
IMG seals enhanced deal for Danish football rights
The IMG agency has signed an expanded agreement to distribute the global rights to the Danish Superliga football competition.
TV2 picks up WRC and Real Madrid TV rights
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights for the World Rally Championship and programming rights for Real Madrid TV, the in-house pay-television channel dedicated to the Spanish Liga football club.
SBS Discovery says C More-TV2 deal would create “dominant” sports-rights player
Pan-Nordic basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster SBS Discovery has warned that the proposed takeover of Norwegian pay-television broadcaster C More by commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 would create a “dominant player in the pay-television market.”
Fight Sports broadens reach through TeliaSonera tie-up
The Fight Sports pay-television channel will launch in Sweden and Finland after media company CSI Sports, the owner of the channel, agreed a carriage deal with telecommunications company TeliaSonera.
TV2 closes in on C More takeover
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 is close to finalising a deal to take over pay-television broadcaster C More in Norway, according to a report on the VG news platform.
W sportsmedia targets Norway with new Oslo office
The W sportsmedia agency has opened a new office in Oslo in an effort to expand its presence in the Norwegian winter sports market.