Scandinavia
Uefa announces Euro 2016 deals in Sweden and Norway
Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT and commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 have acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament, which will take place in France.
Peter Nørrelund, head of sport, Modern Times Group
Interview with Peter Nørrelund, head of sport at multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, on the company’s renewal of Champions League rights in Scandinavia
MTG set to retain exclusive Sochi 2014 rights in Sweden
Pan-Nordic media company Modern Times Group’s Viasat pay-television channels will retain exclusive rights in Sweden for the 2014 winter Olympic Games after public-service broadcaster SVT and commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 failed to agree sub-licensing deals for the event in Sochi, Russia.
Horse & Country TV expands global presence with Swedish launch
Specialist international equestrian sports and lifestyle television channel Horse & Country TV has announced it will launch in Sweden in October.
Watching Brief (Vol.60) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Uefa launches Champions League sales in Scandinavia
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has invited bids for the media rights in Denmark, Norway and Sweden to the Uefa Champions League and Super Cup club football competitions.
Small increase for Uefa as SBS and MTG keep powder dry
CAA Eleven enjoys fee increase for Euro 2016 in Norway
Viasat snaps up NBA rights in Sweden
Pay-television broadcaster Viasat, operated by pan-Nordic media company Modern Times Group, has acquired rights in Sweden for the North American NBA basketball league.
TV3 lands Danish rights to cycling’s World Championships
Danish pay-television broadcaster TV3 has acquired the rights to cycling’s 2013 Road World Championships, which take place in the Italian city of Florence from September 22-29.
SBS Discovery to drop rights to Ice Hockey World Championship
Pan-Nordic basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster SBS Discovery Media has said it has no intention of acquiring the Norwegian rights to ice hockey’s 2014 World Championship, according to the VG newspaper.
Viasat snaps up Allsvenskan online rights, report says
Pay-television broadcaster Viasat, operated by pan-Nordic media company Modern Times Group, has acquired online rights in Sweden for the country’s top-tier Allsvenskan football league in a sub-licensing deal with C More Entertainment, the premium pay-television arm of media company TV4 Group, according to the Expressen news website.
TV2 and NRK bounce back with Norwegian Euro 2016 rights
Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster NRK have acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.
SBS Discovery swoops for Scandinavian Uefa rights deal
Pan-Nordic basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster SBS Discovery Media has acquired the exclusive rights in Denmark, Norway and Sweden to all European qualifying matches for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup football competitions.
TV3 teams up with Danish newspaper in digital venture
Danish pay-television broadcaster TV3 has agreed a digital sports rights partnership with the Ekstra Bladet newspaper, according to the Mediawatch.dk website.
NRK snaps up biathlon rights in Norway
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has acquired rights for International Biathlon Union (IBU) events in a four-year deal, according to the Kampanje news website.
Horse & Country TV gallops into Swedish market with Magine
Satellite television channel Horse & Country TV is to launch in Sweden later this month via cloud-based television delivery and over-the-top service Magine.
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.