Sport Norway has decided to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter and discontinue the ongoing project with MyGame in age-specific classes.

This was conveyed by the related association in a joint press release.

– Sport wants to fully ensure that non-professional sports streaming in age-specific classes takes place within a safe framework. We will now conduct a thorough investigation into the unanswered questions and conditions of risk, including what has been highlighted in the media recently, said the secretary general of the Norwegian Handball Association Erik Langerud.

The decision has been taken after talks between the associations involved and partners on Friday.

The Norwegian Handball Association, the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association, the Norwegian Bandy Association, the Norwegian Volleyball Association, the Norwegian Basketball Association and the Norwegian Football Association are participating in the project.

The press release states that to date there have been “different suppliers, little coordination and uncertainty around the handling of privacy”.

– Norwegian ice hockey has a lot of good experience with grassroots sports streaming. It is also important to include in the debate the positive effects of increased engagement and development of sport through new digital tools on the breadth of Norwegian sport. But we realized that we had to have a better factual basis, so that we can be sure that streaming can be done in a safe environment for the young people themselves, said secretary general Ottar Eide of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association.

(NTB)

TV 2 has a larger stake in MyGame’s own company, My Game Group US. The technology is planned to be used for streaming shows on the TV 2 platform.