Scandinavia
Euro 2016 rights awarded in Denmark, Iceland
Danish state-owned broadcasters DR and TV2 and Icelandic media company Skjarinn have acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.
TV2 sports chief apologises for ‘Arab’ comments
Bjørn Taalesen, the director of sports at Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2, has apologised for comments he made following the acquisition of rights for the 2015 and 2017 men’s and women’s Handball World Championships.
TV2 seals “expensive” rights deal for handball worlds
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights for the 2015 and 2017 men’s and women’s Handball World Championships.
SBS Discovery and Eurosport pick up handball worlds in Sweden
Pan-Nordic basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster SBS Discovery and pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport have jointly acquired rights in Sweden for the 2015 World Handball Championship for men and women.
TV2 nets NBA rights in Norway
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has agreed a two-year deal for rights to North American basketball league the NBA.
SVT goes it alone to strengthen grip on Infront skiing rights
The Infront Sports & Media agency’s deals last week for World Championship and World Cup skiing events with Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT are thought to represent a decent increase on the current value of the rights.
SVT takes to the slopes once more with FIS rights extension
Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for a range of International Ski Federation (FIS) events, under an agreement brokered by the Infront Sports & Media agency.
FC Kobenhavn links up with TV3 Sports
Danish broadcaster TV3 Sports, part of multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, has teamed up with top-tier Superligaen football club FC København to develop its in-house online channel.
Handball World Championship rights yet to be assigned in key Danish market
Uncertainty remains over the Danish broadcast rights deal for the 2015 Men’s Handball World Championship in Qatar, according to the Mediawatch.dk website.
TV2 looks to NBA to beef up new sports channel
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 last week agreed a deal for National Basketball Association rights to bolster its sport content ahead of the launch of its dedicated sports channel.
MTG pays small increase for ‘magnificent’ F1
Modern Times Group said this week that the emergence of Nordic drivers in Formula One was transforming the championship into a “magnificent” media rights property.
SBS Discovery signs English football clips deal with Danish website
Pan-Nordic basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster SBS Discovery Media has agreed a partnership with Danish website Bold.dk to provide rights to clips from the Premier League and other English football competitions.
MTG races away with F1 rights extension in Scandinavian and Baltic markets
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has signed three-year extensions to its exclusive rights deals for the Formula One motor-racing championship in multiple Scandinavian and Baltic markets.
TV4 acquires American football rights in Sweden
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has acquired rights for various American football events in the country over the next two years.
TV2 to launch new sports channel
Danish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has announced it is to launch a new sports channel early next year.
Kentaro’s Swedish division appeals against bankruptcy
Kentaro AB has appealed a decision by the Stockholm District Court in Sweden to place the Swedish division of the Kentaro agency into bankruptcy, according to the Aftonbladet news website.
Viasat picks up rights to England v Norway friendly
Modern Times Group-owned pay-television broadcaster Viasat has acquired the rights in Norway to the national football team’s friendly game against England on September 3.
TV2 to cover Norwegian teams in Champions Hockey League
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights to new pan-European club ice hockey competition the Champions Hockey League.