Denmark

Industrial group Dempo has acquired a 34% stake in top Danish club FC Midtjylland in a move that aims to further develop football in India.

The TV4/Canal+ Group has snapped up media rights for the UEFA Europa League in Denmark, Norway and Sweden for the 2012-15 seasons.

Modern Times Group (MTG) has struck an extension to its agreement as the official broadcast rights holder for the UEFA Champions League across Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has awarded hosting rights to three of its World Championships scheduled for 2015.

Betsafe has penned a deal to become a major sponsor of the Danish football league, just months ahead of the country’s market opening up.

Scandinavian broadcaster TV4 has struck a deal with Infront Sports & Media, the exclusive commercial partner of the annual International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship, for coverage of the event in Sweden, Denmark and Norway from 2012-17.

Qatar has further enhanced its sports event portfolio after being awarded the men’s 2015 World Handball Championships.

Denmark and Poland have beaten a rival joint-bid bid from Finland and Estonia to host the 2013 Men’s European Volleyball Championships.

International sports media agency MP & Silva has agreed a four-season partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to distribute league programming across Scandinavia.

Carlsberg has become the fifth global partner for Euro 2012 under a deal with Uefa announced Friday.

Golfers Padraig Harrington and Michelle Wie are going to Copenhagen to be present at the International Golf Federation’s final pitch for the sport to be included in the 2016 Olympics.

Mikkel Kessler´s fourth-round TKO victory over Gusmyr Perdomo drew an impressive peak market share of 72 per cent on Danish free-to-air broadcaster TV2.

Denmark has been appointed as host for UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2011 by UEFA.

Modern Times Group (MTG), acquired the exclusive media rights in Denmark, Norway and Sweden for the UEFA Champions League from UEFA.

Copenhagen will not bid to host an Olympic Games, according to the city's mayor, Ritt Bjerregaard.

Infront Sports & Media secured an exclusive, long-term media rights agreement for the EHF European Championship in handball with three leading Scandinavian broadcasters, TV2 Denmark, TV2 Norway and TV4 Sweden.