Analysis
Telefónica returns to media rights as Vodafone presses
Telefónica makes return to sport-rights market after a decade away
Advanced talks in two skiing deals
EBU close to renewing deal for Austrian skiing rights
Japanese gamble pays off for IEC
IEC in Sports shows off technology hub with Japanese rugby
Basketball Bundesliga in talks over domestic deal
Basketball Bundesliga’s big ambitions
Pitch muscles out rival agencies
Pitch International lands volleyball World Championship in 2014
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Mediaset requires fresh investors for pay-TV gamble
Mediaset’s €700m Champions League gamble is part of Italo/Spanish pay-TV plan
Sky locks out BT from raft of rights but rights-holders are in driving seat
Sky keeps BT at arm’s length with seven long-term rights deals
Threat to Eurosport’s EBU rights-buying privileges after takeover
Discovery’s accelerated takeover raises big questions about the future of Eurosport's EBU rights deals...
Sony Six’s January spending spree
In the increasingly competitive Indian pay-television market, Sony Six has begun 2014 on the front foot, snapping up prestigious properties in cricket, football, tennis and rugby...
Channel operators heat up market for Belgian league
Belgian Pro League spoiled for choice ahead of key meeting to discuss media-rights offers
Mediapro ahead by a nose after discounted deals
Mediapro sees margins trimmed but still makes profit on F1 as its sell on the rights in Spain
Top 14 deal: a case study in the use of market power
Top 14 rights saga is case study in the use of market power
Russian time zone freezes rights fees in US and Canada
Why media rights fees for Sochi have fallen from the Vancouver Games
Australian Open leaps in hot Asian pay-TV markets
Australian Open enjoys boom in media-rights value in two new Asian deals
Premier League ‘not off the hook’
Sport not off the hook in Brussels rights probe, expert says
Fees and exposure up for IPC
NHK delivers more cash and more eyeballs for Paralympics in key Japanese market
Mediapro close to deals for 2014 World Cup channel
Mediapro's Romy on World Cup channel plans