Serie A clubs say low cost ppv will be disastrous
Clubs from Italy’s Serie A are set for crisis talks
Tight competition for Six Nations
The Six Nations championship boosted television audiences in all participating countries except Italy.
Strange case of Belgian TV option
The Belgian football league’s deal with Belgacom was agreed despite a matching-rights option held by the incumbent broadcasters.
TV fails to make use of options for matching rights
Television broadcasters are having difficulty making use of the matching-rights options they negotiated in earlier contracts.
ADSL ‘too big a risk’ for Fifa, Uefa
Fifa and Uefa have taken on board the convergence of technologies
Baseball leaves it late to win decent rights-fee increase
Major League Baseball may have left negotiations with the US television networks too late to sell its main rights package for an increased fee.
Singapore pays up – two days late
Public-service broadcaster MediaCorp agreed to pay its share of rights fees for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, two days into the event.
Canal Plus may give up old habits for Modern Times
Canal Plus is considering a carriage deal with the direct-to-home satellite platform of its main rival, Viasat.
Rights bidders must study league time-slot viewing
The viewing figures for British Sky Broadcasting’s live coverage of Premier League matches have taken on an added importance.
Israeli channels in court again over sports rights deals
The dispute between Israeli pay-television companies Charlton and Sport 5 has been refuelled in two legal battles involving the country’s football association.