Latvia
Nent adds to armoury in Baltics with Uefa national team rights
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired a wide-ranging suite of Uefa national team competition rights in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania across the 2022-28 cycle
Nent acquires rights in 10 territories to women’s Serie A
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive media rights to Italy’s top-tier women’s football league, the Serie A Femminile, as it furthers bolsters its women’s sport portfolio.
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Saran Media Group nets Serie A rights in 17 territories
The Saran Media Group has secured media rights to Italian football's Serie A across 17 countries spanning the Commonwealth of Independent States region, Eastern Europe and Turkey for the three seasons…
European Leagues invites exclusive bids in expanded data rights RFP
European Leagues, the body of European football leagues, has gone to market early with the centralised fastpath data rights to league and cup competitions organised by a total of 18 different league bodies…
Engelbert Strauss backs IIHF World Championship in Infront-brokered deal
Germany-based workwear supplier Engelbert Strauss has been unveiled as a sponsor of this year’s International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in a deal brokered by the Infront agency.
Nent agrees five-year deal with Matchroom across nine countries
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a five-year rights deal across nine countries with events promotion company Matchroom Sport
Nent adds NHL rights to growing Baltic offering
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a new deal with the National Hockey League for rights across the Baltic region for five seasons, from 2021-22 to 2025-26
Latvia awarded sole hosting rights to IIHF Worlds, Liga Stavok signs on as sponsor
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has confirmed that the Latvian capital of Riga will be the sole host of its upcoming World Championship, while Russian betting company Liga Stavok has signed…
Nent adds Uefa club competitions in Baltics ahead of Viaplay launch
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has added exclusive rights in the Baltic countries to Uefa’s club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 ahead of its launch in the region next year.
Uefa club competitions TV rights hit market in Baltic nations
Broadcasters in the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been handed a deadline of November 23 by which to submit their offers for broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, second-tier…
Setanta seals long-term LaLiga rights deal in the Baltics
Sports broadcaster Setanta has agreed a five-season deal with LaLiga for exclusive rights in the Baltic region to Spanish football’s top two tiers, from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
IIHF to review 2021 World Championship hosting plan
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will put together an Expert Group to conduct a full review into the status of its 2021 World Championship after Latvia expressed an unwillingness to co-host…
SIA Media Group deal grants AFC competitions Eastern European exposure
The Asian Football Confederation has continued inroads into increasing its exposure in European markets by agreeing a broadcast rights deal with SIA Media Group covering Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Lithuania,…
Latvian PM questions co-hosting of IIHF Men’s World Championship with Belarus
Latvian prime minister Krišjānis Kariņš has questioned the country’s co-hosting of the 2021 Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship with Belarus in light of widespread political protests and allegations of huma…
NBA, OEG sign betting deal for the Baltics, Slovakia
League continues to expand global betting presence
TV3 extends Baltics rights to EuroLeague and EuroCup
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal with Euroleague Basketball
Nent to launch Viaplay in Baltics with Formula 1, Bundesliga and NHL
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will launch its Viaplay services in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the first quarter of 2021, and has already started building its sports portfolio by acquiring…
TV3 lands UFC rights in Baltic markets
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed an exclusive, multi-year rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to provide coverage of the mixed martial arts promotion in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia