Nordics

Tuesday evening’s heavyweight Uefa European Championship clash between Germany and World Cup holders France attracted bumper audiences on free-to-air broadcasters in both countries.

Spring Media, the Stockholm-based agency, has extended its agreement to commercialise the broadcast rights and improve broadcast exposure for Sweden’s top speedway league.

Sportway, the Stockholm-based automated production and live streaming firm, has reached an agreement with the Danish Ice Hockey Union (DIU) to install artificial intelligence camera production infrastructure…

Media company the Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has secured exclusive media rights to broadcast the 2021 and 2024 editions of the Copa América in multiple countries through its Viaplay subscription …

NRK Sport, the sports division of Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, has agreed a deal with artificial intelligence company WSC Sports to deliver automated real-time highlights of its coverage of the forthcoming…

The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in nine countries for the W Series and three other motorsport series

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and subscription broadcaster Sport TV are among the broadcasters to have acquired rights to this year’s edition of Royal A…

C More, the Telia-owned pay-television broadcaster, and Sportkanalen, its Swedish sports channel, have acquired domestic broadcast rights to the Nordea Open, a Swedish ATP 250 and WTA 125 event on the…

The European Handball Federation has announced that seven nations remain in contention for hosting rights to its men’s and women’s European Championships in 2026 and 2028, respectively, with Russia hav…

The Spring Media agency has unified its production offering through merging its in-house capabilities with the production business of its subsidiary, Sportacentrs

Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has agreed a two-year deal with Elite Speedway Sweden for the global rights to its top-tier competition, the Elitserien

Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a five-year rights deal across nine countries with events promotion company Matchroom Sport

Danish firm looks to expand presence in emerging US sports betting market

European football’s governing body Uefa has launched a probe into allegations that AC Milan and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimović holds a financial stake in a betting company, contrary to Uefa and Fifa re…

The German Bundesliga has agreed to extend its broadcast rights deal with media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group for a further four seasons before the forthcoming cycle beginning in 2021-22 has…

The International Biathlon Union has announced plans to launch a completely new digital ecosystem, including a website and mobile apps, later this year, having appointed digital transformation agency Vincit…

Sportway, the Stockholm-based automated production and live streaming firm, is to install artificial intelligence camera production infrastructure in 70 ice hockey arenas across Finland in a deal with…

Sportway, the Stockholm-based automated production and live streaming firm, has made two additions to its commercial team, including Ludvig Gårdebäck, a former broadcast rights sales executive at the L…