– We are brilliantly pleased that the World Cup in the Nordic branches will be watched on news next year and in 2025 at home in Trondheim. We know that big championships are important for all winter sports fans in Norway, says broadcasting director Vibeke Fürst Haugen. Already this coming winter, the audience can watch everything from the World Cup in cross-country skiing, jumping and combined on news after news agreed with Viaplay to share these rights. It was originally Viaplay Group that in 2019 bought the TV rights to these two championships. – We have the best team in all stages news’s sports editor has no doubt that the channel will make a real winter party for its audience. – It is especially gratifying that news now gets to show the World Cup at home in Trondheim in 2025. We have the best team in all stages, and we can make the best winter party, says sports editor at news, Egil Sundvor. news’s rights manager is happy to get the rights back. – Winter sports are part of our common culture, and it is important that a public broadcaster like news has the opportunity to be a provider of such major championships. Therefore, it was both crucial and very gratifying for us to have this agreement with Viaplay in port, says news’s rights manager Runar Østmo. – Brilliant news President Tove Moe Dyrhaug, of the Norwegian Ski Association says this is a day of joy. – It is great news for Norwegian skiing and good news for everyone who loves skiing. news has a unique experience when it comes to producing cross-country skiing combined and jumping. So now Norwegian TV viewers can look forward to new big TV moments, says Dyrhaug to news. She is particularly pleased that the rights will now be shared. – It is a happy day both for news, TV 2 and Viaplay have proven that they have they cover skiing in a very nice way, so this is very good news for us, she says.
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