Nordics

Multiple Sports
Media

Viaplay Group’s subscriptions have dropped year-on-year, though financial losses have reduced significantly, as the embattled media group continues to focus on its core markets of the Nordics and the N…
Football
Media

Three-season deal agreed which sees rival telco Síminn replaced as the Premier League's rights-holder from 2025-26.
Tennis
Media

Warner Bros. Discovery has retained exclusive rights to Wimbledon in 11 European markets in a play designed to drive consumers to its new Max streaming service being rolled out across the continent
Football
Media

Viaplay Group has ended a tumultuous 12 months by strengthening its position as the dominant football broadcaster in its home Nordics region, picking up exclusive Uefa Champions League rights in Sweden and retaining its contract in Denmark.
Motorsport
Media

Viaplay Group has cemented its future in the Netherlands until at least 2029, after today (Tuesday) signing off a multi-year Formula 1 rights renewal that also covers its home Nordic markets
Multiple Sports
Media

Viaplay’s sublicensing of sports rights and non-sports content helped to generate close to six-per-cent organic growth in its core markets during the first quarter as the broadcaster recognises that i…
Handball
Events

The 2029 and 2031 editions of both the men’s and women’s World Handball Championships will be held in Europe, extending the International Handball Federation (IHF)’s reliance on the continent as the host of its flagship events.
Football
Media

Disney's entry into the Nordics rights market, landing the Uefa Europa League and Conference League in Denmark and Sweden, enables it to secure locally relevant content ahead of a more potentially heavyweight rights spend.
Biathlon
Finance & Law

Anders Besseberg, the disgraced former president of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for aggravated corruption.
Football
Media

TV 2 Group managing director and editor in chief Olav Sandnes said in a press release the media group had faced “strong competition” and that Champions League rights “are not sold on the cheap”.
Football
Media

Amazon has made its first move into the sports media rights space in the Nordics, striking a deal with Viaplay Group for a package of English Premier League matches
Football
Media

Viaplay Group has strengthened its grip on domestic football in Denmark, sealing a new exclusive agreement for the Pokalen knockout cup competition.
Football
Industry Moves

Jessica Linnman, a well-known media industry executive in Sweden, has today been named chief commercial officer of Svensk Elitfotboll, the body which operates the top two tiers of football in the country.
Tennis
Media

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.
Football
Finance & Law

No other football league or competition in Europe will be able to use the name, The Super League, after the European Union Trade Mark Office sided with Denmark's Superligaen A/S.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Viaplay is to continue reducing its sports rights commitments, turning to sublicensing deals where possible to recoup fees, as part of its company-wide reset.
Football
Media

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…
Multiple Sports
Media

Viaplay Denmark is raising the price of its all-encompassing subscription package by 11 per cent to DK499 (€66.95/$72.04) per month.