IMG could face the winner’s curse
IMG stretches the budget for badminton rights and now faces challenge of the market
Centralisation of rights brings big pay day for Badminton World Federation
Pitch facing own channel dilemma as Al Jazeera stays away
Pitch International is exploring launching a premium football channel in Italy
Top rights-holders go B2C in search of added revenues
Fiba, Euroleague and other basketball rights-holders pool rights for B2C web offering
Federations try to cook up value with leftover friendlies
European football federations ponder how to increase the value of their friendly rights
Rai and Sky left at Lega table
Rai and Sky Italia in Lega Basket rights bids
Uefa expects much more money but TV says it is being ‘optimistic’
Uefa chief says that the changes to Europa League qualification rules will lead to “significant” increases in TV rights values
Transforming the second screen ‘threat’
The Global Sports Media Consumption Report 2013 shows that second-screen activity is growing, but is it a threat or an opportunity for the sports broadcasting industry?
Uefa set to beef up Europa League
Bidders run the numbers on ESPN America channel
A buy-out deal for ESPN America could be weeks away, with Setanta, Chello and Eurosport all in the frame
Mediaset mops up rights as Sportitalia looks for saviour
Mediaset close to deal for NFL and other rights but Sportitalia needs fresh funds to carry on broadcasting
Rights for Six Nations, Pro12 and autumn internationals on Italian market at the same time