Investment bank Berenberg is holding its annual Conference US series of company presentations, and one participant was Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT). The bank said that president and CEO Anders Jensen had reiterated the strength of NENT’s position in its domestic Nordic market, Jensen outlined the progress in the Baltics, which is in line with expectations, […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, will launch its Viaplay streaming service in the Netherlands in Q1 2022 as the next step in its ongoing international expansion. Viaplay will become the exclusive Dutch home of Formula 1 in a three-year deal to 2024 and Bundesliga football until 2029, and will offer viewers […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and Bundesliga International, a subsidiary of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, have extended their media rights partnership until 2029 in nine European markets. Football fans in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will be able to follow global football stars and local […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has acquired the exclusive rights to UEFA Europa League and the new UEFA Conference League in Poland from the beginning of the 2021/22-season until the end of the 2023/24-season. This deal means that NENT Group now have the rights to the two European club competitions in […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and Norwegian TV operator RiksTV have agreed to extend the long-term distribution deal that brings NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service and TV channels to more viewers in Norway. The agreement has been prolonged until September 2023, which includes Viaplay to be continued being distributed via RiksTV’s […]
Already hard hit by Covid-19, cord-cutting and underlying pressures on TV advertising, sports’ tough time isn’t over yet, according to analysis by Ampere Analysis:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, company, and the German Bundesliga, Germany’s top national football league, have announced three new Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS to give fans deeper insights into action on the pitch. The new Match Facts – Most Pressed Player, which highlights how often a player in possession experiences a significant […]
LiveU played a central role in a successful 5G test with pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland and Vodafone, trialling wireless 5G transmissions with multiple cameras to demonstrate the possibilities for engaging live sports provided by the integrated workflow. The test also highlighted 5G network slicing capabilities, providing guaranteed bandwidth. It took place at a recent Bundesliga […]
TV, movie, sports and music search and discovery facilitator Gracenote is launching a new live sports solution designed to help smart TV and auto manufacturers enable dynamic sports experiences to engage fans at home or on-the-go. Leveraging Gracenote Global Sports Data, CE manufacturers and automakers can now easily integrate real-time team statistics, recent game results […]
The market for Nordic TV sports rights has been dynamic all through 2020, with several major rights being out for tender, reports Mediavision. This week, ice hockey and the Bundesliga have been the centre of attention. Telia extended its rights to the major Swedish hockey league (SHL), and NENT extended its Nordic NHL ownership – […]