Norway

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.
Biathlon
Finance & Law

Anders Besseberg, the disgraced former president of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for aggravated corruption.
Football
Media

TV 2 Group managing director and editor in chief Olav Sandnes said in a press release the media group had faced “strong competition” and that Champions League rights “are not sold on the cheap”.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Former BBC and Discovery executive Dominic Coles has entered into a partnership with NPG Sport & Communication, the Norwegian brand activation agency
Multi-sport
Media

Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery to show live coverage of all athletics events during next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
Football
Media

A selection of Uefa Women's Champions League matches, including the showpiece final, are to be shown on free-to-air television in Norway
Skating
Media

Norwegian tabloid newspaper VG and top sponsors of the Norwegian Skating Association (NSF) have teamed up to ensure broadcast coverage of the 2023-24 International Skating Union (ISU) season in the country.
Multi-sport
Events

The Swedish government has given its backing to a 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games bid that will be led by the country, with potential assistance from Latvia and Norway, but has stressed the importance of a Games concept that will be free from public funding.
Skiing
Sponsorship & Marketing

Norwegian ski team athletes have won a breakthrough ruling in pursuit of greater control of their image rights in a long-running dispute with the Norwegian Skiing Association (NSF)
Football
Media

Subscription broadcaster Viaplay and its Norwegian commercial rival TV2 have settled their legal dispute out of court over the use of clips from English Premier League matches
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…
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
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

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.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) and Toppfotball Kvinner (TFK), which manages the top two women’s divisions, are among a number of organisations in the country to suspend sponsorship deals with F…
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Uno-X Pro Cycling Team has agreed a sponsorship deal with supermarket chain Rema 1000 ahead of this year’s Tour de France.
Biathlon
Governance

The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) has today (Monday) indicted Anders Besseberg, former president of the International Biathlon …
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Norwegian Eliteserien club Tromsø IL (TIL) has agreed a stadium naming-rights deal with energy company Troms Kraft that is designed to promote the Sámi language and culture.