Scandinavia

Badminton
Events

The Badminton World Federation has shelved the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2020 in Aarhus, Denmark due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cyprus-based betting operator CampoBet has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Champions Hockey League (CHL) – Europe's leading club ice hockey competition – in Sweden.
Sailing
Events

The Danish city of Aarhus will replace the country’s capital city Copenhagen on SailGP’s 2021 season.
Cycling
Media

The European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of mainly public-service broadcasters, has announced that total viewing hours for this year’s Tour de France have risen by 10.5
Football
Media

Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 has picked up a clean sweep of all rights available in the country from the latest Uefa European Qualifiers, Nations League and European Championship invitation…
Football
Media

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights to the country’s Uefa European Qualifiers and Nations League matches, from 2022-23 to 2027-28, as well as the 2024 and 2028 E…
Football
Media

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, the Stockholm-based media group, has secured broadcast rights in Sweden to the country’s qualifying matches for the Uefa European Championship and Fifa World Cup, along w…
Industry Moves

Emir Osmanbegovic, the sports media executive who previously headed up Eurosport’s international sports production activities, has returned to Discovery on a full-time consultancy basis in a role overseeing t…
Badminton
Events

After already cancelling four major tournaments in Asia due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Badminton World Federation has once again moved to make significant changes to its calendar for the remainder of…
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
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
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
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