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Swedish Hockey League secures long-term stability with strong TV4 Media renewal
The Swedish Hockey League has ensured its long-term financial security by boosting the value of its domestic rights over a third in a renewal with TV4 Media out to 2029-30.
Lack of competition smooths way for ITV’s BTCC renewal in UK
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is not thought to have seen any competition in its latest five-year renewal of British Touring Car Championship rights.
Amazon stirs India with NZ Cricket deal but careful approach expected
Amazon’s push for New Zealand Cricket rights in India stirred the local media-rights market, helping the board secure a strong deal with the ecommerce giant. But the market does not expect Amazon to move quickly into sports rights in India – instead, it anticipates the same careful approach the company has used in other territories it has entered.
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Infront strikes long-term SPFL rights deal with Nent, including Iceland
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a five-season deal with the Infront agency for Scottish Professional Football League broadcast rights, extending its coverage to 2024-25, and adding rights…
Nent says IIHF rights fee refunded, expects same for other cancelled events
The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) said today (Thursday) that it has been refunded 100 per cent of its broadcast rights fee for ice hockey’s recently-cancelled 2020 IIHF World Championship.
MTG seals NHL extension, picks up World Cup of Hockey rights
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has signed a five-year extension to its rights deal in the Nordic region for North America’s NHL ice hockey league, while it has also acquired rights to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey national team event.
Nent Group acquires host of winter sports rights in Nordics from Infront
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights to a host of winter sports properties in the Nordics from the Infront agency, landing a blow to public-service broadcasters in the region