Norway

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.

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.

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”.

Former BBC and Discovery executive Dominic Coles has entered into a partnership with NPG Sport & Communication, the Norwegian brand activation agency

Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery to show live coverage of all athletics events during next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.

A selection of Uefa Women's Champions League matches, including the showpiece final, are to be shown on free-to-air television in Norway

Norwegian tabloid newspaper VG and top sponsors of the Norwegian Skating Association (NSF) have teamed up to ensure broadcast coverage of the 2023-24 International Skating Union (ISU) season in the country.

The Swedish government has given its backing to a 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games bid that will be led by the country, with potential assistance from Latvia and Norway, but has stressed the importance of a Games concept that will be free from public funding.

Norwegian ski team athletes have won a breakthrough ruling in pursuit of greater control of their image rights in a long-running dispute with the Norwegian Skiing Association (NSF)

Subscription broadcaster Viaplay and its Norwegian commercial rival TV2 have settled their legal dispute out of court over the use of clips from English Premier League matches

The Infront agency is engaged in talks with multiple broadcasters in Norway about acquiring International Skating Union (ISU) rights after Viaplay decided against renewing its pan-Nordics contract, SportBusiness…

Viaplay Group continues to dispose of more equity after Norwegian media group Schibsted secured a 10.1-per-cent shareholding in the financially troubled broadcaster. Viaplay has already sold a 6

TV2, the commercial broadcaster in Norway, has finally got its hands on men's tennis ATP Tour, acquiring an extensive package of rights in a three-year deal

Norwegian broadcaster TV2 suffered a deficit of NOK51.7m (€4.6m/$5.1m) in 2022 as the English Premier League disappeared from its schedules following the loss of the rights to pay-TV broadcaster Viaplay.

The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) and Toppfotball Kvinner (TFK), which manages the top two women’s divisions, are among a number of organisations in the country to suspend sponsorship deals with F…

Uno-X Pro Cycling Team has agreed a sponsorship deal with supermarket chain Rema 1000 ahead of this year’s Tour de France.

The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) has today (Monday) indicted Anders Besseberg, former president of the International Biathlon …

Norwegian Eliteserien club Tromsø IL (TIL) has agreed a stadium naming-rights deal with energy company Troms Kraft that is designed to promote the Sámi language and culture.