TV2 (Norway)

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.

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has agreed a deal to take over pay-television broadcaster C More’s sports operation in Norway.

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights for the World Rally Championship and programming rights for Real Madrid TV, the in-house pay-television channel dedicated to the Spanish Liga football club.

Pan-Nordic basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster SBS Discovery has warned that the proposed takeover of Norwegian pay-television broadcaster C More by commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 would create a “dominant player in the pay-television market.”

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 is close to finalising a deal to take over pay-television broadcaster C More in Norway, according to a report on the VG news platform.

Bjørn Taalesen, the director of sports at Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2, has apologised for comments he made following the acquisition of rights for the 2015 and 2017 men’s and women’s Handball World Championships.

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights for the 2015 and 2017 men’s and women’s Handball World Championships.

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has agreed a two-year deal for rights to North American basketball league the NBA.

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.

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights to new pan-European club ice hockey competition the Champions Hockey League.

Pan-Nordic basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster SBS Discovery Media has acquired rights for all friendly matches featuring the Norway national football team.

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has agreed a late rights deal for the 2014 Men’s World Ice Hockey Championships, which gets underway in Belarus on Friday.

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