ESS revenue hit as cable exploits rights victories
Pan-Asian broadcaster in tough talks over continued distribution of its channels in Thailand, following loss of English Premier League football rights to UBC
TV2 set to pick up rights as DR starts crisis fire sale
EBU membership threatened and other Scandinavian public service broadcasters angered by cost-cutting measures
MLB may launch own network if rights talks fail
Major League Baseball is considering the launch of its own cable network to broadcast games covered by its main television-rights package.
Channels slam host-broadcasting of World Cup
The television coverage of the World Cup in Germany has come under fire from European broadcasters for being cautious and old-fashioned.
Private-fund boom fuels agency sales
The Infront acquisition of Media Partners is set to be the first in a series of pending big-money deals involving the sale of top sports agencies.
Infront to buy Media Partners and gain much-needed rights
Football World Cup agency Infront is close to acquiring the Milan-based agency Media Partners in a €130 million cash deal.
Lagardère races to market again to buy smaller agencies
IMG, recenlty on the acquisition trail itself, could be a future target for French media group
IOC faces dilemma as US TV stops rights-fee gamble
Venue for 2014 Winter Games is yet to be chosen, and an unfavourable timezone could lower US rights fee
IOC rejects Chinese pressure to stop Beijing rights tender
Efforts to achieve market price for rights opposed by Chinese government, national Olympic committee and state broadcaster
TV warns IOC on NBC power
The International Olympic Committee has enraged broadcasters worldwide by considering extensive changes to the scheduling of events at the Beijing Olympics.