Mediapro coup leaves Sogecable fighting to survive
G-30 deal means Mediapro has rights for 39 out of 42 Liga clubs
No Grand Slam for Eurosport
Grass is greener market-by-market for Wimbledon
NBA, Kirch and UK the biggest TV payers in 2007
The NBA’s renewal of its domestic television rights deals was the largest broadcast rights deal agreed in 2007
Rugby World Cup and Hamilton top good year for ITV
England’s defeat by South Africa in the final of rugby union’s World Cup attracted the largest television sports audience in the UK in 2007
Murdoch plays on Kirch nerves with shock return to Premiere
Rupert Murdoch’s surprise acquisition of a stake in German pay-television platform Premiere is bad news for media entrepreneur Leo Kirch
Football TV revolution brings seismic shift in top markets
Impending closure of German cable channel and collapse of Spanish
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Tennis, Olympics, football, hockey and more
Tennis: US network NBC and cable broadcaster ESPN are set to acquire the rights for the Wimbledon tournament in two separate four-year deals, 2008 to 2011
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: NBA, Euro 2008, French, Spanish, Italian football
Basketball: US Disney-owned broadcasters ABC and ESPN and Time Warner’s Turner Sports extended their deals with the National Basketball Association for a further eight years from 2008-09 to 2015-16.
La Liga viewing falls 38% with move to La Sexta
Limited penetration major reason for fall
Pay competition brings in listed events
Olympics, international football, ice hockey, skiing and athletics protected