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Swedish telco Telia will be able to offer all matches from Swedish men’s football’s top-tier Allsvenskan and second-tier Superettan currently streamed on discovery+ following a “strategic partnership” with ri…

Telco Telia’s extension of its exclusive rights deal for Finland’s SM-Liiga will see the league’s rights fee continue to escalate until the end of 2026-27.

Telco Telia has extended its agreement for rights to Finland’s SM-Liiga, the top ice hockey league in the country, from 2024-25 to 2026-27.

Telco Telia was able to seal a three-season deal for Serie A in Sweden and Finland for a relatively modest increase amid strong competition and high increases for rights fees in the Nordics.

The Swedish Hockey League has ensured its long-term financial security by boosting the value of its domestic rights by over a third in a renewal with TV4 Media out to 2029-30.

The value of Uefa’s national-team rights in Scandinavia from 2022-23 has risen sharply, with the European governing body the latest rights-holder to prosper in the region amid a push by broadcasters to seal long-term deals for premium properties.

European football’s governing body Uefa has secured a huge hike in revenues from national-team rights in Finland as public-service broadcaster YLE overcame strong competition to secure a long-term deal.

LaLiga has started its European sales round strongly, gaining impressive fee increases from both the Nordic and Balkan regions in the first deals since the lifting of the three-season limit.

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s rivals paid big fees to seal crucial Uefa club competition rights, allowing European football’s governing body to more than double its media-rights income in the Nordics.