Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group)
Nent adds host of women’s football rights across its markets
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired a host women’s football content across the Nordic and Baltic countries, along with Poland, as it continues its push in women’s sport.
Nent adds Europa League, Europa Conference League to Polish portfolio
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has added rights to the Uefa Europa League and Europa Conference League to its Polish offering
Nent fails to agree Telia carriage terms in Norway, secures Latvian distribution
Norwegian customers of telco Telia are without Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s linear channels and OTT service following the pair being unable to agree a distribution deal.
Nent extends RiksTV distribution deal to 2023
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has extended a distribution agreement with Norwegian pay-television operator RiksTV until September 2023
Viaplay hits 3m subscribers, another 650,000 expected in 2021
The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group reported a total of 3.02 million paying subscribers to its Viaplay streaming service after adding 749,000 new customers in 2020
Nent lands FA Cup, Championship and Conmebol qualifiers in Baltics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights in the Baltic region to English football’s FA Cup and second-tier Championship, as well as South American qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa W…
Danish, Swedish audiences hit heights for all-Nordic handball final
Broadcasters in both Denmark and Sweden pulled in strong audiences for Sunday’s IHF World Men’s Handball Championship final between the two Nordic countries.
Uefa sells Icelandic national team rights to Nent in exclusive streaming deal
Uefa and its appointed CAA Eleven agency have agreed an exclusive broadcast deal in Iceland with Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group for national team rights in the new 2022-28 cycle, with the media group…
Eurosport, Nent and Ziggo pick up Daytona 24 rights
Broadcast rights to this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the first race of the 2021 WeatherTech IMSA Sportscar Championship, have been secured by leading broadcasters in Europe, including Eurosport, the N…
Nent, Sýn to share Uefa club competitions in Iceland
Uefa club competition rights in Iceland will be shared between the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and media company Sýn, from the 2021-22 season onwards.
Nent agrees Caf qualifiers deal in nine-market first, scraps second US listing plans
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed its first media-rights deal covering nine markets, as it picks up exclusive rights to the Confederation of African Football’s qualifying competition matches f…
Nent adds Uefa club competitions in Baltics ahead of Viaplay launch
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has added exclusive rights in the Baltic countries to Uefa’s club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 ahead of its launch in the region next year.
Nent picks up Bundesliga rights in Poland as part of Viaplay expansion to 10 markets
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group will launch its OTT streaming service Viaplay into 10 international markets by the end of 2023, including Poland in 2021 where it has secured rights to the German Bundesliga…
Nent makes NHL its latest long-term rights renewal in Nordics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a new deal with the NHL to renew rights across the Nordic region for a further five seasons, from 2021-22 to 2025-26
Nent’s Viaplay revenue, subscribers rise in Q3
Sales revenues for the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s Viaplay streaming service bounced back in the third quarter on strong subscriber growth.
Nent wins Swedish national team rights in first six-year Uefa deal
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…
Nent adds UFC rights to Icelandic offering
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Endeavor-owned mixed martial arts promotion, in Iceland
Having delivered the Champions and Europa League, Uefa must figure out media rebates
Evidence suggests record viewership for closed-door Uefa Champions and Europa League fixtures won't prevent broadcasters from demanding rebates for lost fixtures. Callum McCarthy examines how the governing body might approach negotiations.