Iceland

Handball
Events

The 2029 and 2031 editions of both the men’s and women’s World Handball Championships will be held in Europe, extending the International Handball Federation (IHF)’s reliance on the continent as the host of its flagship events.
Football
Media

Broadcasters in Italy and Portugal interested in acquiring rights to LaLiga from next season onwards must lodge their offers by midday (CET) on January 9, SportBusiness understands
Football
Media

The European Broadcasting Union’s 12-market deal with DAZN for sublicensed rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League final includes commitments from public broadcasters in the Nordic countries of Fin…
Basketball
Media

Icelandic pay-television broadcaster Stöð 2 Sport has renewed its rights to Liga ACB, Spain’s top-tier basketball competition, for the 2022-23 season.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Icelandair, the national carrier of Iceland, has signed a three-year extension to its sponsorship deal with the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ).
Golf
Media

LIV Golf’s inaugural Invitational Series event at London’s Centurion Club this week is to be broadcast by streaming service Mola TV, SportBusiness understands, while subscription streaming operator Via…
Football
Data

The Icelandic Club Association (ÍTF) and the Icelandic Football Association (KSI) have ended a year-long search for a data provider by agreeing a long-term, multi-faceted deal with Genius Sports.
Football
Media

Viaplay, Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s subscription streaming platform, has acquired rights in nine countries to competitions organised by the Confederation of African Football.
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s subscription streaming platform Viaplay has acquired rights to Europe’s mixed martial arts organisation KSW in 10 countries.
Football
Media

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. M
Football
Media

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 …
Media

Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a five-year rights deal across nine countries with events promotion company Matchroom Sport
Football
Media

Sports streaming service Fanseat has acquired rights to show Asian Football Confederation major national and club team tournaments for 2021 and 2022
Esports
Media

Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has reached eight new international media rights deals for the 2021 season
Football
Media

The Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) and Íslenskur Toppfótbolti (ÍTF), the club body that manages league football in the country, have submitted request for proposals for the media rights to the top…
Football
Media

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…
Football
Media

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.
Football
Media

The CAA Eleven agency will be looking to secure new Uefa national team broadcast deals in Iceland in the first quarter of 2021 after launching the rights sales process in the Nordic country