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Nørrelund makes swift return to Viaplay under Lindemann’s leadership
Peter Nørrelund has returned to the role of Viaplay’s chief sports officer just two and a half months after resigning from the position.
Jensen exits as Viaplay CEO amid financial turbulence
Viaplay has announced the resignation of group chief executive and president Anders Jensen as the subscription streaming and linear broadcaster predicts wider-than-expected international losses and curtailed…
UK government won’t intervene in Scottish call for free-to-air football
No political pressure can be placed on broadcasters to ensure major Scottish sporting events are shown on free-to-air television, the UK government declared today (Friday)
Sports rights costs must come down, warns Viaplay’s Jensen
The cost of sports media rights “will have to come down in various ways” according to Anders Jensen, the president and chief executive of subscription broadcaster Viaplay Group.
Viaplay posts €40m international operating loss in Q1
Viaplay Group, the subscription streaming broadcaster, has reported an operating loss of SEK454m (€40.1m/$44.2
Norway’s TV2 to appeal Premier League clips ruling
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has announced it will appeal the Oslo District Court’s ruling against its use of clips from English Premier League matches.
Norway’s TV2 accuses Viaplay of ‘repeated’ unlicensed Champions League broadcasts
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster Viaplay is investigating claims it has repeatedly broadcast Uefa Champions League matches in Norway without holding rights to the competition in the market.
Viaplay brings Finland into MotoGP fold to cement pole position
Multi-platform subscription broadcaster Viaplay has tightened its grip on motorsport properties in the Nordic region through a six-season agreement for exclusive MotoGP rights.
EFL offers rights a la carte to entice Viaplay, DAZN to fight Sky
SportBusiness Media analyses the EFL's global media rights tender, in which an a la carte menu has been provided to bidders, with 26 standalone packages available.
Viaplay’s Jensen: No interest in Champions League rights in Sweden unless price drops
Subscription pay-TV broadcaster Viaplay has claimed to have “no interest” in winning back the Uefa Champions League in Sweden unless the current rights fee paid by TV4 Media drops dramatically.
Viaplay to demand compensation as TV2 largely defeated in Premier League clips case
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 will face a claim for compensation after the Oslo District Court ruled that its use of clips from Premier League matches infringed upon pay-TV operator Viaplay’s r…
TV2 wants Viaplay talks after inadvertent Champions League broadcast in Norway
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has said it will hold talks with pay-TV operator Viaplay after coverage in Denmark of a Uefa Champions League match by the latter was inadvertently made available to…
Viaplay completes Nordic set with lengthy MotoGP deal
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, has extended its exclusive rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship in Sweden, Norway and Denmark by a further six seasons, while…
Infront springs no surprises with Swiss-Ski sales
As the battle over the centralisation of skiing rights rumbles on, Infront’s on-sale of Swiss-Ski rights has sprung no surprises, with the agency discreetly agreeing deals with existing FIS World Cup broadcasters.
Solcon customers receive Viaplay discount through Dutch distribution deal
Subscription streaming operator Viaplay has agreed a distribution deal in the Netherlands with Solcon, a KPN-owned provider of internet, television and telephone services
Viaplay adds T-Mobile distribution in Poland
Subscription streaming platform Viaplay has signed a distribution deal in Poland with telecoms operator T-Mobile
Danish Superliga can strike exclusive domestic deal as no single buyer rule scrapped
The Danish Superliga will be free to negotiate an exclusive domestic rights deal with a single broadcaster when it next goes to market after the Danish Competition Council agreed to a suspension of the…
EPCR tournaments shown in over 100 countries following Infront, River Media deals
Infront and River Media Partners have distributed broadcast rights for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to broadcasters spanning over 100 countries ahead of the start of the new season tonight