New-media poses threat to NetMed sports dominance
Greek monopoly pay-operator NetMed Hellas is facing a challenge from the launch of digital-terrestrial and internet television.
Media Partners sale goes through
The Infront agency signed a €130 million (£89 million) deal to acquire the Milan-based Media Partners.
IMG wants TV stake as part of hoped-for Chinese expansion
The IMG agency is looking to acquire a stake in a major Chinese broadcaster
Small shareholder could scupper pan-Euro merger
Telegraaf Media of the Netherlands considers buying SBS
Why mobile needs World Cup
Mobile-phone operators across Europe are pinning their hopes on the World Cup in Germany to give a badly-needed kick-start for the advanced third-generation content they have been marketing for so long.
Murdoch wins Premier League rights
Fox Turkey makes first major foray into sport
Why Euro 2008 host-broadcasting has gone in-house
After complaints about World Cup 2006 broadcasts, Uefa want control over television product
Platini queries Uefa’s growing in-house commercial role
President believes that federation should stick to running sports events
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Figure-skating, basketball, baseball and more
Figure Skating: US network NBC acquired the rights for US figure skating in a three-year deal with the US Figure Skating Association, covering the national championships and the international Skate America…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: European, Latin American football, tennis
Football: Pay-operator Premiere acquired the Austrian pay-television rights for the top two domestic leagues, the Bundesliga and the Zac Erste division, in a three-year deal from 2007-08 to 2009-10