Scandinavia

Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Embattled Nordic media giant Viaplay Group has delayed the release of its third-quarter financials, due today (Tuesday), by one month in order to conclude talks with three major shareholders, as well as…
Multiple Sports
Media

Spring Media, the Sweden-based international sports media agency, has announced the integration of recent acquisitions Athletic Sports Group (ASG) and Hogmore under the Spring Media brand, while Hans Svelander has been appointed as the company’s chief commercial officer.
Multi-sport
Media

Swedish public broadcaster SVT has secured highlights rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics, after striking a deal with media group Warner Bros. Discovery
Tennis
Media

TV4 Media, the Telia-owned broadcasting company, has acquired exclusive rights in Sweden to men's tennis' ATP Tour.
Skating
Media

The Infront agency is engaged in talks with multiple broadcasters in Norway about acquiring International Skating Union (ISU) rights after Viaplay decided against renewing its pan-Nordics contract, SportBusiness…
Esports
Finance & Law

Esports tournament organiser Blast has secured €12.7m ($13.5m) in new funding, which it says will help fuel its global expansion plans and enhance its in-house production, broadcast and technology offerings.
Table Tennis
Media

A new global table tennis event featuring some of the sport's leading male and female players, and based loosely on golf's Ryder Cup, is to debut later this year
Multiple Sports
Media

Viaplay Group continues to dispose of more equity after Norwegian media group Schibsted secured a 10.1-per-cent shareholding in the financially troubled broadcaster. Viaplay has already sold a 6
Multiple Sports
Media

Viaplay’s share price dropped a further 27.5 per cent last week, its biggest decline since early June when chief executive Anders Jensen resigned amid a worsening financial situation at the subscription streaming and linear broadcaster.
Tennis
Media

TV2, the commercial broadcaster in Norway, has finally got its hands on men's tennis ATP Tour, acquiring an extensive package of rights in a three-year deal
Football
Media

Fresh off the back of retaining Danish Superliga rights, Viaplay has set its sights on keeping the Uefa Champions League on its screens in Denmark as it plots a path back to profitability
Football
Industry Moves

The Danish Football Association (DBU) has parted ways with its chief commercial officer Tobias Hoff just over a year into his post
Football
Media

TV2, the government-owned broadcaster in Denmark, and Viaplay have landed domestic media rights to the Danish Superliga in new six-year deals that strengthen the embattled latter's portfolio ahead of any…
Football
Media

Norwegian broadcaster TV2 suffered a deficit of NOK51.7m (€4.6m/$5.1m) in 2022 as the English Premier League disappeared from its schedules following the loss of the rights to pay-TV broadcaster Viaplay.
Road Cycling
Media

One of the most intense head-to-head battles in recent years in road cycling had the knock-on effect of producing stellar television ratings for this year’s Tour de France in the three key contributing m…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

NordicBet, a brand of Swedish sports betting and online casino operator Betsson, has extended its title sponsorship of the 1. Division, the second tier of football in Denmark
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Oddset, the sports betting brand of national lottery operator Danske Spil, has secured title sponsorship of the Pokalen, Danish football’s knockout cup competition, in a four-year deal.
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Stockholm Open tennis tournament has rebranded as the BNP Paribas Nordic Open as part of a “long-term” title sponsorship with the French bank brokered by the Spring Media agency.