Sportkanalen expands reach in Sweden

Sportkanalen, the new sports channel that has been launched by Swedish pay-television broadcaster C More, has struck a carriage deal with the Com Hem and Boxer pay-television platforms.

The channel, which launched in October, will be available via Com Hem and Boxer from February 1.

Sportkanalen will replace the TV4 Sports channel in the Com Hem Silver, Silver Plus and Gold packages.

The channel will also be available in Boxer’s TV Flex8, TV Flex16, TV Mix and TV Max packages, as well as via the Boxer Play service.

Sportkanalen offers live coverage of the top divisions of football, ice hockey and handball in Sweden, as well as NBA basketball and PGA Tour golf.