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DR’s Wimbledon deal shows enduring tennis value in Denmark
DR secured a three-year deal for its Wimbledon rights following a one-year agreement last year as Denmark continues to provide strong returns for tennis rights-holders.
Wimbledon finds long-term Danish home on DR
DR, the public-service broadcaster in Denmark, has committed to showing the Wimbledon Championships for at least the next three editions, having struck a last-minute single tournament deal last year.
DR picks up Denmark’s qualifiers for next two major women’s tournaments
DR, the public-service broadcaster in Denmark, has struck a four-year deal with the Danish Football Association (DBU) covering rights to the qualifiers for the Uefa Women's Euro 2025 and the 2027 Fifa…
Men’s World Handball final nets strong ratings in Denmark, France
Over 2 million Danes tuned in to public-service broadcaster DR and government-owned broadcaster TV2 to watch the national team set a new record with victory in the 2023 Men’s World Handball Championship.
Danish Superliga can strike exclusive domestic deal as no single buyer rule scrapped
The Danish Superliga will be free to negotiate an exclusive domestic rights deal with a single broadcaster when it next goes to market after the Danish Competition Council agreed to a suspension of the…
Dutch World Cup viewing figures continue to languish
NOS, the Dutch public broadcaster, pulled in an audience of just over 3.8 million viewers for the Netherlands’ 2-0 win over hosts Qatar at the Fifa World Cup yesterday (Tuesday).
DR acquires rights to Denmark’s home IIHF Women’s World Championship
Danish public-service broadcaster DR has acquired rights to the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, which commences in Denmark tomorrow (Thursday).
Promoted Andersen succeeds Vestergaard as DR head of sport
DR, the Danish public broadcaster, has appointed Ulrik Andersen as the new head of its sports division
Denmark’s DR posts record viewing figures for Euro 2020 semi-final
Denmark’s defeat to England in the semi-final of the Uefa European Championship attracted a record audience on DR, the Danish public broadcaster.
Fifa latest to prosper in the Nordics as World Cup value surges
Fifa is the latest rights-holder to benefit from fierce competition in the Nordics as it sealed huge increases for both the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup and the men’s World Cup in 2026.
Esports Elgiganten Ligaen seals first TV rights deal
The Elgiganten Ligaen, a Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league, has secured its first media-rights deal in the country, with public-service broadcaster DR.
The league’s organiser, Dust2.d
Danish, Swedish audiences hit heights for all-Nordic handball final
Broadcasters in both Denmark and Sweden pulled in strong audiences for Sunday’s IHF World Men’s Handball Championship final between the two Nordic countries.
TV2 and DR continue major event rights drive with 2026 World Cup deal
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster DR have added to their recent high-profile rights acquisitions in a deal to show the 2026 Fifa World Cup
Olympics find familiar Danish home as DR and TV2 strike deal with Discovery
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster DR have agreed sub-licensing deals with media company Discovery for rights to the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing and the 2024 summer…
TV2 Denmark dislodges Discovery by acquiring all Uefa national team rights
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 has picked up a clean sweep of all rights available in the country from the latest Uefa European Qualifiers, Nations League and European Championship invitation…
DR gets share of Danish Cup rights in four-year deal with Nent
Danish public-service broadcaster DR has for the first time acquired a share of live rights to the Danish Cup, the country’s knockout clubs tournament, in a deal with rights-holder Nordic Entertainment (…
Discovery, DR divide up Denmark’s Tokyo 2020 sports coverage
Danish public-service broadcaster DR and Discovery Networks Denmark have settled on the split of their exclusive television coverage for next year’s summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, with the former having m…
Nent lands another blow on Nordic public broadcasters with ISU deal
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has once again blown away competition from Nordic public-service broadcasters for winter sports content, acquiring exclusive rights to International Skating Union events from the Infront agency.