Nordics

Biathlon
Events

A number of winter sports events scheduled to be held in Norway have had to be cancelled or rescheduled after the country introduced stricter travel and event regulations in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic
Media

The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group reported a total of 3.02 million paying subscribers to its Viaplay streaming service after adding 749,000 new customers in 2020
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster C More has acquired rights in Finland and Sweden to the Asian Football Confederation’s club and national teams competitions across the 2021-24 cycle.
Handball
Media

Broadcasters in both Denmark and Sweden pulled in strong audiences for Sunday’s IHF World Men’s Handball Championship final between the two Nordic countries.
Football
Media

Uefa and its appointed CAA Eleven agency have agreed an exclusive broadcast deal in Iceland with Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group for national team rights in the new 2022-28 cycle, with the media group…
Motorsport
Media

Broadcast rights to this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the first race of the 2021 WeatherTech IMSA Sportscar Championship, have been secured by leading broadcasters in Europe, including Eurosport, the N…
Industry Moves

Nicklas Norrby, Discovery’s chief executive in the Nordic region, is leaving his position, it has been announced.
Events

The Finnish village of Salla, which claims to be one of the coldest towns in the world, has announced its intention to bid for the 2032 summer Olympic Games to raise awareness of climate change
Tennis
Media

TV4 Media, a Telia-owned broadcasting company, has acquired exclusive rights in Finland, Norway and Sweden to WTA women’s tennis events.
Football
Media

The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has taken legal action against Norwegian tabloid newspaper VG for what it claims is illicit use of clips from Uefa Champions League via its online television channel…
Football
Media

Uefa club competition rights in Iceland will be shared between the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and media company Sýn, from the 2021-22 season onwards.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

State-owned gaming company Norsk Tipping has enhanced its presence in Norwegian football by agreeing a deal to become the main sponsor of the national teams and club competitions
Ice Hockey
Finance & Law

Sports technology entrepreneur Aidan Cooney and Geltis, the Swedish private investment company, are among a group of new investors in Sportway, the Swedish automated production and live streaming firm…
Motorsport
Events

The World Rally Championship (WRC) has today (Thursday) announced it will venture into the Arctic Circle for the first time, with Finland being granted a second event on the 2021 calendar in place of the…
Football
Technology

Danish automated sports camera technology company Veo has announced that it has completed its series B funding round, raising $25m (€20m) in order to help fuel its international expansion.
Football
Media

Nordic Entertainment Group's (Nent) sports rights head Peter Nørrelund says the company “can no longer tighten the screw” on consumers by expecting them to pay more for premium sports content and unde…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Norges Fotballforbund (NFF), Norway’s football federation, has extended a title sponsorship deal for the country’s third tier with PostNord, the Nordic postal services and logistics company.
Football
Media

Finnish public-service broadcaster YLE and commercial and pay-television broadcaster MTV3 have acquired rights in the Nordic country to the 2026 Fifa World Cup