Scandinavia

Norwegian basic-tier broadcaster TV Norge has purchased rights for all five of the Norway national football team’s away qualifying games for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.

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…

This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0

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 changes strategy in Denmark with new channel

CAA linked to agency bid for European Qualifier rights

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

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 …

'Strange' meeting in Brussels

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…

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,…

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…

Premier League renews with MTG and TV2 without tender

MTG closing in on big handball deal

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…

EBU pays healthy increase for World Cup despite recession

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…