Finland
Russian connections see Helsinki’s IIHF Worlds venue switched
The International Ice Hockey Federation has confirmed a new venue in Helsinki for its forthcoming 2022 World Championship, with the original venue connected to Russians on the international sanctions list…
Golf GameBook raises €3m with Minecraft founder among investors
Golf GameBook, a mobile application that facilitates scoring for players, has continued its development by raising €3m ($3.3m) through the addition of multiple strategic investor partners.
Discovery lands MotoGP in Finland, bolsters MMA rights in Spain and the Netherlands
Media company Discovery has acquired exclusive rights in Finland to the MotoGP motorcycling series, while it has also agreed a deal to show European mixed martial arts promotion Cage Warriors in the Netherlands…
Hartwall terminates Helsinki arena naming rights deal, citing Russian connections
Finnish beverages manufacturer Hartwall has terminated its naming rights agreement with Helsinki’s Hartwall Areena, citing the venue’s connection to Russian individuals on the international sanctions lis…
Viaplay ties down Caf competition rights in nine countries
Viaplay, Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s subscription streaming platform, has acquired rights in nine countries to competitions organised by the Confederation of African Football.
C More secures WRC, World RX and ERC rights to 2027
Nordic pay-television broadcaster C More has secured a deal covering Finland and Sweden to broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) and the FIA…
Nent adds KSW to Viaplay portfolio in 10 European countries
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s subscription streaming platform Viaplay has acquired rights to Europe’s mixed martial arts organisation KSW in 10 countries.
Tampere Arena signs Nokia as new naming rights sponsor
Telecommunications company Nokia has acquired naming rights to a new multi-purpose arena in the Finnish city of Tampere after the venue recently terminated a deal with previous sponsor, technology company…
Nelonen lands Fiba national team rights in Finland
Finnish commercial broadcaster Nelonen Media has announced a four-year rights deal with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) to broadcast the country’s national team games and major tournaments.
YLE elects to share 2022 World Cup rights with MTV
Public-service broadcaster YLE and commercial and pay-television broadcaster MTV3 have agreed to share rights in Finland to next year's Fifa World Cup, to be held in Qatar
Tampere Arena board terminates Uros Oy naming rights agreement
The board of directors of the multi-purpose arena in the city of Tampere in Finland, the venue for the 2022 IIHF World Championships, has decided to terminate the arena's naming rights agreement with technology…
Nent lands three-year IndyCar extension, adds Poland and Baltics
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has extended its rights to the IndyCar US motor racing series for another three years
Allente bundles discovery+ into premium packages
Nordic pay-television broadcaster Allente, whose customers span Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, has secured a distribution deal with US media giant Discovery in which OTT platform discovery+ will…
Nent acquires rights in 10 territories to women’s Serie A
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive media rights to Italy’s top-tier women’s football league, the Serie A Femminile, as it furthers bolsters its women’s sport portfolio.
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European Leagues invites exclusive bids in expanded data rights RFP
European Leagues, the body of European football leagues, has gone to market early with the centralised fastpath data rights to league and cup competitions organised by a total of 18 different league bodies…
BWF rejigs calendar, cancels swathe of Asian tournaments
The Badminton World Federation has announced major changes to its 2021 calendar, including the cancellation of a swathe of Asian tournaments and moving the Sudirman Cup Finals and World Tour Finals out…
C More secures exclusive Serie A rights in Sweden and Finland until 2024
Pay-television broadcaster C More has secured media rights in Sweden and Finland to Italy's Serie A for the next three seasons
Nent lands Copa América rights, deals agreed in Cuba, Hong Kong
Media company the Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has secured exclusive media rights to broadcast the 2021 and 2024 editions of the Copa América in multiple countries through its Viaplay subscription …