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Uefa national-team rights value swells in Scandinavia in six-season deals

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.

David Svenson

26 Nov 2020

Norway

TV2 pays up early to extend, expand Norwegian ice hockey coverage

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has renegotiated and extended its deal for domestic top-tier ice hockey, increasing its rights fee from next season, while also strengthening its ties to the sport by adding all rights controlled by the national federation.

David Svenson

12 Nov 2020

Norway

Strong interest in Norway Ski Federation rights boosts global value

The threat of competition helped the Norwegian Ski Federation increase the value of both its domestic and international rights from 2021-22, despite signing renewals in exclusive windows.

David Svenson

14 Jul 2020

Nordics

LaLiga begins European rights sales with revenue gains in Nordics, Balkans

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.

David Svenson

3 Jun 2020

Nordics

Rivals dent Nent’s Nordic dominance in big money Uefa club deals

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.

David Svenson

28 May 2020

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TV2 seals domestic Norwegian football rights for record-breaking sum

Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has secured domestic rights to a host of Norwegian football properties, including the top-tier Eliteserien, from 2023, in the most valuable media rights deal in the…

David Svenson

21 Dec 2020

Norway

TV2, NRK add to football rights pact with 2026 World Cup deal

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2, and public-service broadcaster NRK, have continued their cooperation in the football rights market by agreeing a deal for the 2026 Fifa World Cup

SportBusiness Media staff

3 Dec 2020

Norway

Premier League to get 4K coverage boost on TV2 Norway

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 will offer English Premier League matches in ultra high-definition 4K for the first time from November 1

David Svenson

27 Oct 2020

Automated production in place as TV2 commits to Norwegian handball, ice hockey

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 is to show widespread coverage of the country’s top handball and ice hockey leagues with matches produced using automated cameras.

Martin Ross

24 Sep 2020

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Nordics

Nent’s colossal Premier League deal shakes up Nordic market

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s monster six-season English Premier League deal signed this month has shocked the Nordic media market and left TV2 in Norway reeling.

David Svenson

18 Feb 2020

Norway

TV2 pays big increase to maintain grip on domestic ice hockey

TV2 Norway has agreed to almost treble the value of media rights to the country’s top-tier ice hockey league, the Get-ligaen.

6 Sep 2018

Denmark

Uefa gets 45% increase for Europa League in Scandinavia

Uefa has increased the value of Europa League media rights in Scandinavia by about 45 per cent in deals with TV2 in Norway and Discovery Communications in Denmark and Sweden.

13 Oct 2017

Norway

Norwegian federation severs Discovery ties and returns to TV2

The Norwegian handball federation returned to former broadcast partner TV2 last month, keeping its media-rights revenue steady in the process.

9 Jun 2017

Scandinavia

Added inventory helps Uefa in Scandinavia

New inventory and strong broadcaster competition has seen the value of Uefa’s package of national team rights increase markedly in Scandinavia.

5 Aug 2016

Norway

Discovery’s big ambitions help league defy gravity

Discovery Communications’ ambition to strengthen its market position in the Nordics helped Norway’s football league defy all expectations in the sale of its media rights last week.

Frank Dunne

18 Dec 2015

Brazil

Nordic territories deliver Scudamore and co staggering increases in latest set of deals

Strong competition in the Nordics between established media groups and an as-yet unidentified player helped the Premier League double its income in the region – continuing the remarkable start to its new international sales cycle.

9 Oct 2015

Nordics

TV2 eyeing up Premier League after C More acquisition

TV2 Norway’s deal to buy the C More pay-television operation in Norway last month was driven by a desire to boost subscriber numbers ahead of the upcoming Premier League auction.

27 Mar 2015

Busy December for beIN and Pitch

BeIN Media Group and the Pitch International agency have agreed a host of deals for the International Handball World Championships over the past few weeks, TV Sports Markets understands.

14 Nov 2014