Scandinavia
TV2 adds slew of English football rights
Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights for England national team matches and English club football matches from the FA Cup, second-tier league the Championship, the…
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
TV4 Sweden grabs French Ligue 1 rights
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has acquired rights to the top French football league, Ligue 1, in a two-year deal from 2012-13 to 2013-14
Canal Plus makes switch from premium to basic
Canal Plus changes strategy in Denmark with new channel
Agency bidders jump through one more Uefa hoop
CAA linked to agency bid for European Qualifier rights
C More to launch new sports channel in Denmark
Pay-television broadcaster C More Entertainment, part of the Bonnier media group, will launch a new sports channel in Denmark, Canal8 Sport, on August 13
MTG confirms acquisition of handball Euros
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, for the men’s and women’s European Handball Championships in …
A ‘strange meeting’ in Brussels over Murphy
'Strange' meeting in Brussels
TV2 renews deal with Norwegian ice hockey
Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 renewed its rights for Norwegian ice hockey’s top-tier domestic league, the Get-League, and national team matches, for three years, from 2012 to 2…
MTG acquires 3D Olympics rights in Norway
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, will show live 3D coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games in Norway following a sublicensing agreement with rights-holder NRK,…
Danish Superliga extends distribution deal with IMG
The IMG Media agency renewed its rights deal with Danish football’s top football division, the Superliga, to distribute the international media rights for the league, for the next three seasons, from 2…
Lack of open tender leaves Nordic broadcasters in the cold
Premier League renews with MTG and TV2 without tender
MTG closes in on handball Euros
MTG closing in on big handball deal
Premier League seals rights deals in Scandinavia
Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired English Premier League rights in Sweden and Denmark, while commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2…
Big EBU deal puts Fifa on course
EBU pays healthy increase for World Cup despite recession
Sky muscles European Tour live rights off BBC
Sky muscles out BBC
Fifa lands World Cup deals in Norway
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK and basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 have acquired domestic rights for all major events staged by football’s world governing body Fifa between 2015 a…
Fifa World Cup deals in Germany and Sweden
Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed deals in Germany and Sweden for the Fifa World Cup finals.