Champions League increasingly a “must have” for Murdoch
EC probe unlikely to lead to pan-European deals
EC targets geo-blocking of sport on internet as part of post-Murphy probe
EPL gets tough with the ‘family’
Premier League gets tough, even with Murdoch, to protect UK investments of Sky and BT
Infront has to gamble on fee growth
International rights growth for Serie A could hold the key to Infront’s dilemma
SuperSport pays a premium to check StarTimes growth
SuperSport grabs all Champions League rights to check the growth of StarTimes in Africa
Infront wants six years of Serie A but may only get three
Infront renewal as adviser to Serie A could carry some tough conditions if rebel clubs win out
Top leagues are still kings of content
Media rights income from top five European football leagues still rising sharply
Fox and Eurosport push DFL towards €140m target
Two new deals push Bundesliga towards aggressive international media rights fee target
Sportfive/IEC ‘stronger together’
Sportfive/IEC says pooling of rights will give agencies stronger base to take on rivals
Second-tier rights prices set for boom
Fox shows its teeth with three new deals, Eurosport renews two, pushing up prices for second-tier rights