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Viaplay is edging closer to profitability after reporting a heavily reduced operating loss of SEK92m (€8.2m/$8.6m) in the fourth quarter of 2024 on the back of higher subscription prices, narrowed costs and the continued on-sale of sports rights.

The first Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 broadcast deal has been agreed in a major Nordic territory after Norwegian free-to-air broadcasters NRK and TV2 committed to their latest sharing pact.

Norwegian broadcasters NRK and TV2 have agreed their latest sports rights co-operation in a deal that allows the commercial broadcaster to also show the ‘home’ 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in …

Viaplay is back as a broadcaster of International Skating Union (ISU) events in Norway in the latest sign of rights acquisition confidence returning to the Nordic media group

Viaplay Group's new tougher stance on business-to-business negotiations has paid off, after a carriage deal with RiksTV, the Norwegian pay-television operator, was extended after an intense round of talks

Viaplay is to share coverage in Norway of the upcoming European Women's Handball Championship with TV2, part of the media group's wider strategy of sublicensing rights where possible to recoup fees

A Norwegian blackout of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season-opener in Sölden, Austria has been averted after the VG TV platform of newspaper VG bought the rights.

Warner Bros. Discovery has retained exclusive rights to Wimbledon in 11 European markets in a play designed to drive consumers to its new Max streaming service being rolled out across the continent

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.

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.

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”.

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

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.

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

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.

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.