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DR acquires rights to Denmark’s home IIHF Women’s World Championship
Danish public-service broadcaster DR has acquired rights to the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, which commences in Denmark tomorrow (Thursday).
Magnus Inc. | How Carlsen has capitalized on the Covid chess boom
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen tells SportBusiness how he has leveraged his fame and success to create a growing business empire with the Play Magnus Group. Bob Williams reports.
Telia, C More customers can stream discovery+ Allsvenskan matches in ‘strategic partnership’
Swedish telco Telia will be able to offer all matches from Swedish men’s football’s top-tier Allsvenskan and second-tier Superettan currently streamed on discovery+ following a “strategic partnership” with ri…
Viaplay threatens TV2 with lawsuit over Premier League clips
Viaplay Group has threatened legal action against Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 over its use of clips from the English Premier League
Viaplay scores Haaland endorsement and content deal
Viaplay Group, the subscription streaming operator, has announced a multi-year endorsement and content agreement with Manchester City and Norway national team striker Erling Haaland
Icelandair extension with Icelandic FA places focus on gender equality
Icelandair, the national carrier of Iceland, has signed a three-year extension to its sponsorship deal with the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ).
Copenhagen hopes that Euros bid will boost city’s growing women’s sports ambitions
Copenhagen is set to boost its growing credentials in women’s sport if a joint bid by Denmark and its Scandinavian neighbours for the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 is successful.
Spring Media’s StayLive recruits Endeavor Streaming’s Parker to sports role
StayLive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has recruited Matthew Parker from Endeavor Streaming to the role of global head of sports
Sportway expands Danish presence with handball federation deal
Sportway, the Sweden-based automated production and live streaming firm, has furthered its presence in Denmark by agreeing a deal with the Danish Handball Federation
Coop extends sponsorship of Norwegian club football for three more years
Supermarket group Coop has extended its main-partner sponsorship of the Norwegian club football for a further three seasons, until 2025
Viaplay adds Premier League to RiksTV distribution agreement
Streaming company Viaplay Group has added its impending English Premier League coverage to its distribution partnership with Norwegian pay-television operator RiksTV
Promoted Andersen succeeds Vestergaard as DR head of sport
DR, the Danish public broadcaster, has appointed Ulrik Andersen as the new head of its sports division
Elisa steps up esports commitment with ESL Gaming rights deal
Finnish telco Elisa has agreed a deal with esports organiser and media company ESL Gaming for exclusive Finnish language media rights to the ESL Pro Tour for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
NRK to show home Nordic World Ski Championships through Viaplay deal
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has agreed a sublicensing deal with streaming company Viaplay for rights to the 2023 and 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships, the latter of which will be a ‘home’ eve…
LIV Golf opener to be broadcast by Mola TV and Viaplay
LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series event at London’s Centurion Club this week is to be broadcast by streaming service Mola TV, SportBusiness understands, while subscription streaming operator Via…
Viaplay signs Norwegian carriage deals ahead of Premier League coverage
Streaming company Viaplay Group has extended its carriage deal with Norwegian television, streaming and broadband provider Altibox and expanded its agreement with television and broadband provider Allente…
Bonnier News secures centralised rights to Swedish ice hockey pre-season games
Swedish media house Bonnier News and its news brand Expressen have secured rights to at least 50 pre-season games per year featuring clubs from Sweden’s second-tier ice hockey league, the HockeyAllsvenskan.
Finland and Latvia replace Russia as hosts of 2023 IIHF Worlds
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced today (Friday) that the Latvian capital of Riga and the Finnish city of Tampere will stage next year’s World Championship, while Switzerland h…