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Danish public-service broadcaster DR has acquired rights to the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, which commences in Denmark tomorrow (Thursday).

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.

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 Group has threatened legal action against Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 over its use of clips from the English Premier League

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, the national carrier of Iceland, has signed a three-year extension to its sponsorship deal with the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ).

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.

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, the Sweden-based automated production and live streaming firm, has furthered its presence in Denmark by agreeing a deal with the Danish Handball Federation

Supermarket group Coop has extended its main-partner sponsorship of the Norwegian club football for a further three seasons, until 2025

Streaming company Viaplay Group has added its impending English Premier League coverage to its distribution partnership with Norwegian pay-television operator RiksTV

DR, the Danish public broadcaster, has appointed Ulrik Andersen as the new head of its sports division

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)

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’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…

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…

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.

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…