Canal Digital and TV2 resolve carriage dispute

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Canal Digital and TV2 have signed a new distribution agreement, six months after the start of the dispute saw the channels pulled from Norway’s cable network.

TV2 channels pulled from Canal Digital Kabel TV

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The Norwegian ministry of culture has ordered executives from TV2 and Canal Digital to hold further talks to restore carriage of one of Norway’s most recognizable brands.

Canal Digital makes NOK250m offer to TV2

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Canal Digital Kabel TV has made a new offer to TV2 over the carriage of the Norwegian commercial network’s thematic channels.

Agreement in TV2-Get dispute

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TV2 has signed a new long-term distribution agreement with the cable distributor Get. It means the leading Norwegian commercial broadcaster will continue to be available through the cablenet’s basic cable packages.

Norway shows first live 3D broadcast on home soil

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Norwegian broadcaster TV 2 has produced the country’s first 3D broadcast with coverage of the European Championship qualifier against Cyprus. The match was available exclusively from Canal Digital on cable and satellite.

Viasat nets Premier League in Sweden

MTG’s Viasat Broadcasting has secured the rights to the English Premier League in Sweden, marking a split in the way the rights are allocated.

TV2 Norway came close to FAPL rights

TV2 had agreed a NKr390 million (€47 million) deal for the rights to the English Premier League in Norway just a month before their sale to the controversial football agent Rune Hauge.

TV2 cable claim ruled illegal

Proposals to raise the amount paid by Norwegian cablenets for commercial channel TV2 by some 1,500% have been ruled illegal by the Cable Dispute Tribunal.