League football ends free-to-air
federation agreed a deal for the cup rights with pay-television operator Digitürk
EBU may fight for internationals
The European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella organisation of public-service broadcasters, is considering a radical strategy to help its members secure top football content
Why aggressive NASN needs all four US major leagues
Channel aims to win the rights for all four major US sports leagues
Go-it alone league loses guarantee but keeps up fees
Euroleague Basketball, organiser of the sport’s top-tier European club competition, will generate between $12 million (£6.7 million/€10 million)
Tempting deals for Spanish TV
Major rights to be put on the negotiating table
Channels which could boost rights
Spanish five sports-rights contenders
Complex tender lists 233 options
The Bundesliga has created a complex request for tenders offering 233 options over 150 pages
Premiere will launch own channel after DSF talks fail
Pay-operator Premiere, which plans to operate a free-to-air channel, says that it will most likely start its own channel from scratch
Bundesliga offers 233 options
German football’s Bundesliga has created a television-rights tender-offer in such a way that it will reach its target of €400-million-a-year
Spanish battle looms large, but will it ever commence?
The launch next Monday by pay-broadcaster Sogecable of Spain’s fifth major free-to-air channel will create another crack in what has been one of Europe’s toughest markets