Sweden

Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for a range of International Ski Federation (FIS) events, under an agreement brokered by the Infront Sports & Media agency.

Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has acquired rights for various American football events in the country over the next two years.

Kentaro AB has appealed a decision by the Stockholm District Court in Sweden to place the Swedish division of the Kentaro agency into bankruptcy, according to the Aftonbladet news website.

A new sports marketing agency has been launched in Sweden and will be led by David Nilsson, a senior executive at the IEC in Sports agency.

Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has agreed a three-year deal allowing it to televise the men’s and women’s singles finals of the Wimbledon tennis championships.

Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has struck a long-term rights deal for the European Handball Federation men’s and women’s Champions League club competitions.

The IEC in Sports agency has agreed a deal with the Kontinental Hockey League, the top division of ice hockey in Russia, for broadcast rights to the finals of the 2014 Swedish Hockey League club competition.

Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has signed a three-year extension to its contract with production company Onside TV, under which the firm will produce around 350 football games per year.

Uefa, football’s European governing body, has awarded media rights in Sweden for the 2017 Women’s Euro international tournament to public-service broadcaster SVT and pay-television and commercial broadcaster TV4.

Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has agreed a three-year rights deal covering the 2014-15 to 2016-17 seasons of new European club ice hockey competition the Champions Hockey League.

Infront strikes first deals for new Champions Hockey League

Uefa does good business for Euro 2016 in Sweden and Hong Kong

Satellite-television provider Canal Digital Sweden has formed a joint venture with the National Federation of People's Parks and Community Centres (FHP) to show live sport in Swedish cinemas.

Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 has signed a one-year extension to its rights deal for Ligue 1, the top division of French football.

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.

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.

Specialist international equestrian sports and lifestyle television channel Horse & Country TV has announced it will launch in Sweden in October.

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.