Nordics
Media

Discovery Networks Norway, an arm of the international broadcast group that owns Eurosport, has taken legal action over the move by the Norwegian state to ban the advertising of foreign betting companies…
Football
Media

The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a five-season deal with the Infront agency for Scottish Professional Football League broadcast rights, extending its coverage to 2024-25, and adding rights…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Danish bank Arbejdernes Landsbank has threatened to quit as a major sponsor of the Danish Football Union (DBU) to comply with a new law banning banks from advertising together with gambling companies in…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Danish Football Union (DBU) has expressed its frustration after it was clarified that a new marketing law will mean it cannot jointly display the branding of sponsors Arbejdernes Landsbank and Oddset
Darts
Media

The Professional Darts Corporation’s 2020 Nordic Darts Masters event, which is being run in conjunction with Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has been cancelled.
Road Cycling
Events

Tour de France operator Amaury Sports Organisation has announced the town of Brest, Brittany as the official starting point for next year’s race, replacing the Danish capital of Copenhagen.
Industry Moves

The Norwegian branch of international media group Discovery has appointed Morten Johannessen as its new sports director following on from a stint serving as acting director of sport for the last year
Cycling
Events

Copenhagen’s staging of the Tour de France’s Grand Départ has been put back a year to 2022 amid the continued reshaping of the sporting calendar during Covid-19.
Athletics
Events

The restart of the Italian Serie A football season has been moved back a week to September 19 - Reuters/CNA The WTA Tour restarted yesterday with the Palermo Ladies Open in Sicily, Italy - Reuters/ec/CNA
Football
Media

The CAA Eleven agency is to offer broadcasters the opportunity to bid for rights to both the 2024 and 2028 editions of the Uefa European Championship tournaments, SportBusiness understands, as it goes…
Industry Moves

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has named Peter Nørrelund as its executive vice-president and head of expansion and sport, coming into effect as of August 1.
Motorsport
Media

Formula One has agreed a deal with YouTube that will allow the Google-owned platform to live stream the Eifel Grand Prix in Germany for free in seven countries in Europe
Cycling
Events

Copenhagen’s staging of The Tour de France’s Grand Départ looks likely to be postponed from 2021 to 2022 to avoid a clash with the city’s hosting of matches in the Uefa European Championships. Af
Football
Media

The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has said that it is not expecting any more substantial rights fee compensation following the disruption to the sporting calendar caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Media

Sales revenues for the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s Viaplay streaming service are slightly down, as a result of the reduction in pricing for its sports packages due to Covid-19.
Media

The Watch & Bet service of sports data and AI technology company Stats Perform has been chosen by the Norwegian state lottery’s sportsbook, Norsk Tipping, as its sole live streaming video supplier.
Boxing
Media

Fight Sports, the CSI Sports-owned linear sports channel and digital service, has agreed a distribution agreement in Sweden with telecoms and cable television operator Com Hem
Gymnastics
Events

Morinari Watanabe extended his tenure as president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) after the worldwide governing body deferred its Congress to 2021