Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent)

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 European Handball Federation has secured a six-year extension to its television deal in Denmark with public-service broadcaster DR and multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group.

Sport1’s deal last week for the rights to the National Hockey League means the sports broadcaster now has exclusive rights to each of the four top North American sports leagues.

Pragosport deal is boost for Czech football league

Infront strikes first deals for new Champions Hockey League

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

Interview with Peter Nørrelund, head of sport at multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, on the company’s renewal of Champions League rights in Scandinavia

MP & Silva brings handball Champions League rights sales to a close with new deals

Tour de France commits early to EBU despite interest from agencies and pay-TV companies

C More is still in the market for top sport despite losses

CAA Eleven enjoys fee increase for Euro 2016 in Norway

European Qualifiers deal is first sign that Discovery will stimulate Nordic market

CAA Eleven busts the pan-Nordic broadcaster consortium to go market by market with the European Qualifiers and Euro 2016

But proposed extension deal for top-tier domestic football rights needs approval of football association and competition authority.

Decision to hand back golf rights allows rival to recover monopoly on top Tour golf and launch golf channel.