Discovery seals Norwegian handball rights agreement

Media and entertainment company Discovery Networks has acquired rights for Norway's top handball league and the national handball team in the country.

The deal with the Norwegian Handball Association will run for two years, from 2015-16 to 2016-17.

Top games from each of the 35 rounds of the Grundig League season will be shown as well as 50 national team games, excluding major championships.

The rights will be exploited on pay-television channels Max and Eurosport Norge, the new local version of Discovery's pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport. Eurosport Norge launched in Norway yesterday (Thursday).