{"id":320,"date":"2015-12-18T18:38:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T18:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/18\/nrk-tv-norway-the-biggest-chess-satellite-tv-deal\/"},"modified":"2019-11-28T15:15:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T15:15:32","slug":"nrk-tv-norway-the-biggest-chess-satellite-tv-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/nrk-tv-norway-the-biggest-chess-satellite-tv-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Astra 4.8\u00b0E &#8211; The biggest chess satellite TV deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>NRK<\/strong>, one of&nbsp;<strong>Norway\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>top<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>broadcasters<\/strong>, has paid a record sum to secure a long-term broadcasting rights for World Championship Chess events on TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The events include the&nbsp;<strong>2016<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>2018<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>2020<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>World<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Championship<\/strong>&nbsp;matches, the Candidates tournaments to select the challengers, and the annual World Blitz and Rapid Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/click\/camref:1011l4pfu\/creativeref:1101l30301\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/creative.prf.hn\/source\/camref:1011l4pfu\/creativeref:1101l30301\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parties did not release the amount of the deal, but stated that it\u2019s in the low seven figures and is a record for chess. The deal with NRK is the first ever long-term media rights deal for chess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are very happy to secure long-term rights for chess championship events. This will enable us to focus on innovation and further development of chess as a TV-product,\u201d said Runar Ostmo, head of sports rights at NRK, for<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/worldchess.com\/2015\/12\/10\/agon-and-fide-sign-record-breaking-media-rights-deal\/\"> worldchess.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2968770925364851\" data-ad-slot=\"9375035171\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ilya Merenzon<\/strong>, <strong>the chief executive of Agon<\/strong> (the commercial partner of the World Chess Federation (FIDE)) <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/worldchess.com\/2015\/12\/10\/agon-and-fide-sign-record-breaking-media-rights-deal\/\">said<\/a>,<\/strong> \u201c<em>Working with NRK, which has developed exciting ways to make chess interesting for TV audiences, is a big step for chess. With their expertise and technology, we hope to offer chess programming to other countries in Europe and around the world.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chess is very popular in the world and its popularity is growing, especially with the growth of smartphones and apps developed to raise the global audience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For satellite TV users NRK and all chess events are available via different satellite positions only as a HD TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ad2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-893 img-fluid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ad2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ad2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ad2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ad2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ad2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>SportEventz Apps &#8211; Download Now!<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sporteventz-live-sport-on-tv\/id979406502\"><strong>iOS<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.evolutio.sporteventz&amp;hl=en\"><strong>Android<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite all, chess has rarely been broadcast on TV, almost certainly because it needs an educated audience and special tools for effective broadcasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NRK has&nbsp;also developed <strong>dedicated<\/strong> <strong>studios<\/strong>, <strong>chess<\/strong> <strong>analytics<\/strong> <strong>software<\/strong> and&nbsp;<strong>other<\/strong> <strong>devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its chess programming in Norway, including the 2013 and 2014 World Championships, and the 2015 World Blitz and Rapid Championships, enjoyed very high ratings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Sven Magnus \u00d8en Carlsen&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sven Magnus \u00d8en Carlsen &nbsp;is a Norwegian <strong>chess grandmaster<\/strong>, No. 1 ranked player in the world and reigning World Chess Champion in classical and rapid. His peak rating is 2882, the highest in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlsen became a <strong>Grandmaster<\/strong> <strong>in<\/strong> <strong>2004<\/strong>, at the age of <strong>13<\/strong> <strong>years<\/strong>, <strong>148<\/strong> <strong>days<\/strong>, making him one of the youngest <strong>grandmasters<\/strong> in history. On 1 January 2010, at the age of 19 years, 32 days, he became the youngest chess player in history to be ranked world No. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2968770925364851\" data-ad-slot=\"9375035171\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;NRK, one of&nbsp;Norway\u2019s&nbsp;top&nbsp;broadcasters, has paid a record sum to secure a long-term broadcasting rights for World Championship Chess events on TV. The events include the&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;2018&nbsp;and&nbsp;2020&nbsp;World&nbsp;Championship&nbsp;matches, the Candidates tournaments to select the challengers, and the annual World Blitz and Rapid Championships. The parties did not release the amount of the deal, but stated that it\u2019s in the low seven figures and is a record for chess. The deal with NRK is the first ever long-term media rights deal for chess. \u201cWe are very happy to secure long-term rights for chess championship events. This will enable us to focus on innovation and &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/nrk-tv-norway-the-biggest-chess-satellite-tv-deal\/\" class=\"more-link text-uppercase small\"><strong>Continue Reading<\/strong> <i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_generate-full-width-content":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[42],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Astra 4.8\u00b0E - The biggest chess satellite TV deal - SPORTEVENTZ<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sporteventz.com\/blog\/nrk-tv-norway-the-biggest-chess-satellite-tv-deal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Astra 4.8\u00b0E - The biggest chess satellite TV deal - SPORTEVENTZ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp;NRK, one of&nbsp;Norway\u2019s&nbsp;top&nbsp;broadcasters, has paid a record sum to secure a long-term broadcasting rights for World Championship Chess events on TV. 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