Scandinavia
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
New promoter to revamp WRC media product
Sportsman and Red Bull think they have what it takes to make a success of rally championship
FA joins other top football properties on the subs’ bench
Broadcasters find they can live without the FA Cup in hard times
NRK pounces for X Games rights
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has acquired rights for the X Games winter sports series, according to the Kampanje news website.
The deal will run for three years, from 2013 to 2015
SBS picks up ice hockey rights from TV4
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has sublicensed free-to-air rights for the Swedish SM-Liiga ice hockey tournament to pan-Nordic broadcaster SBS
Modern Times Group completes TV2 Sport buy-out
Pan-Nordic television operator Modern Times Group has completed its buy-out of Danish pay-television sports broadcaster TV2 Sport after the deal was approved by the Konkurrencestyrelsen, the Danish competition…
ECJ changes ‘not likely’ to force down European rights fee values
Scandinavian precedent shows that the Premier League's limit on 3pm broadcasts will not necessarily affect rights prices
Medge targets Premier League for new platform; NC Plus closes in on speedway league
Medge looks for premier League bridge into Polish TV market; NC Plus closes in on speedway
Discovery diversifies and targets men
Discovery explains how Eurosport deal fits its strategy
Kanal 5 acquires Sweden matches from TV4
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has sublicensed rights to five Sweden national football team matches to commercial broadcaster Kanal 5, part of pan-Nordic broadcaster SBS, according…
Fiba bringing the game to the fans
Fiba overhaul to bring national team basketball to home fans and boost value of World Cup; Rights fees up but tough talks still to come in key territories
SBS gets new Premier League rights deal in Denmark
Danish basic-tier broadcaster SBS has agreed a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16, for rights for English Premier League football
Big rights-fee increases continue but key Middle East talks drag on
Premier League enjoys massive increases in more key territories but cooling Middle East market provides a major challenge
Fees steady in Finland, down again in Holland
F1 deals in Finland and Holland
IEC closing in on Nordic deal
Nordic WTA talks
DR secures rights to EHF Cup
Danish public-service broadcaster DR has acquired media rights for the men’s European Handball Federation Cup club competition in a deal with EHF Marketing, the federation’s marketing arm.
Fifa-Uefa battle v UK nears climax
Fifa-Uefa challenge to UK listed events law reaches critical stage