How Mediaset got fast cash return
Mediaset paid an overall €38 million a season for the digital-terrestrial and television-to-mobile rights
France TV’s new-era deal heralds battle for free-TV
France Télévisions comprehens-ively outbid pay-broadcaster Canal Plus for exclusive rights for European club rugby’s Heineken Cup competition
French rights-fee bubble set to burst with pay-TV merger
Merger talks between French pay-broadcasters Canal Plus and Télévision Par Satellite should be concluded before Christmas
Mobile Mediaset money-maker
Football fans in Italy will be able to watch live, top-quality coverage of Champions League and Serie A matches on their mobile phones
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, cricket, motorsport, golf and more
Cricket: Asian pay-broadcaster Zee Sports acquired the Indian cable and satellite rights to India’s three-Test series against Sri Lanka in a deal with the newly elected Board of Control for Cricket in India
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: European rugby union, Nascar, football
Rugby Union: French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions acquired the exclusive live rights for European club rugby’s Heineken Cup competition in a four-year deal from 2006-07 to 2009-10
TWI signs 20 deals but big five will be harder to crack
The TWI agency is having mixed fortunes in selling the television rights for the Golden League athletics series
Sogecable tightens grip with early deal for G-30 clubs
Spanish pay-television operator Sogecable strengthened its grip on the rights for Spanish domestic football
Premier League retains power to weight packages
Important questions remain about the constitution of the Premier League’s television-rights packages
Aussie Rules talks stumble over rights-fee split
Talks between Australian Rules and broadcasters over a new television-rights deal from 2007 are understood to have stalled