Sweden

Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation has said the 2016 edition of the cycling race will have new broadcast partners as it prepares to commence tomorrow (Saturday).

Pan-Nordic pay-television broadcaster C More has hit out after an error by the Lagardère Sports agency meant it will not be able to broadcast European Tour golf tournament the Scandinavian Masters in its home market of Sweden.

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has acquired a 22-per-cent stake in digital services provider Engage Sports Media and announced the launch of a new premium sports channel in Sweden.

The Damallsvenskan, the top division of women’s club football in Sweden, has launched a new online video platform in partnership with sports-rights agency Spring Media.

Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has ramped up its commitment to American football in the country by agreeing an expanded rights deal for the domestic Superserien league.

Specialist equestrian sports and lifestyle television channel Horse & Country has acquired the OTT subscription business of Swedish channel Horse1.

Pan-Nordic pay-television broadcaster C More has confirmed it will launch a new golf channel in Sweden on January 1, 2016.

Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has acquired rights for motor-racing’s World Rallycross Championship.

Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights in the Nordic region for North America’s Major League Baseball World Series.

Strong competition in the Nordics between established media groups and an as-yet unidentified player helped the Premier League double its income in the region – continuing the remarkable start to its new international sales cycle.

Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in seven countries for the 2015-16 Formula E Championship electric car-racing series.

Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has struck a deal to show coverage of this weekend’s matches from the Serie A and LaLiga top football divisions in Italy and Spain, while football-dedicated publication Tipsbladet has also acquired rights in Denmark.

Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has acquired rights to broadcast the forthcoming America's Cup World Series sailing event in Gothenburg.

Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has secured a rights agreement for International Ice Hockey Federation events including the annual IIHF World Championship.

The Swedish second-tier ice hockey league, the HockeyAllsvenskan, will earn a decent increase in the value of its media rights in the next cycle, following a deal with C More last month.

Interview with Stefan Bengtsson, managing director of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan, about the league’s new media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster C More.