BBC has to pay to leave the ring
The BBC has paid-off one of the UK’s leading boxing promoters to stop him taking legal action
Brussels action is warning
attack on the way that public-service broadcasters in Germany acquire and use sports rights could be the first salvo in a wider ranging attempt to crack down on public-service broadcasters
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Indian and Ashes cricket, tennis, golf and more
Cricket: Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Entertainment Television acquired the international rights to this month’s India v Pakistan tour for $11.5m (£6m/€8.7m).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup and national team football, Formula 1
Football: The Dentsu agency acquired the rights in Japan to all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, in a deal with world football’s governing body.
Israeli agency gives up top league contract
Israeli pay-per-view company and agency Charlton is to end its television-rights deal for the Israeli Premier League a year early
Saran shows it is still the big power in club TV rights
Saran International, the Turkish rights agency, renewed its deal with Galatasaray
Sportfive adds Greece, but deal may be risky
Sportfive agency extended its portfolio of European football by acquiring international television rights for the Greek national team
Turkey set to launch two more sports channels
Show TV and ATV to enter dedicated sports channel market
Agencies battle over international sales of Serie A
Challenge by the MP & Silva to wrest long-term control of Serie A international rights from Sportfive
TF1 favoured to retain ligue rights
Eurosport also in the running