German handball set to switch to pay-TV cash
The German Handball League is set to win a big increase in its television rights fees if it accepts an offer by Premiere.
US restriction will handicap Global’s World Cup bid
Global Cricket Corporation will be handicapped when it bids for the next round of rights.
TVN starts sports channel on back of Champions win
Polish media and entertainment company ITI will launch a sports channel to exploit its award of pay-television rights for the Champions League
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Setanta strategy pushed up price
Setanta, which acquired two of the Premier League’s six packages of live rights, was the major challenger for the most highly prized package of top matches.
Pay-merger forms ‘dominant cartel’
France Télévisions said that the merger of Canal Plus and TPS will create a company with a stranglehold on France’s sports-rights market.
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Rai, Mediaset and Sky count cost if Juve is relegated
Rai, Mediaset and Sky will be the big losers if Serie A champions Juventus are relegated to Serie B next season as a result of the match-fixing scandal.