Analysis
IMG could face the winner’s curse
IMG stretches the budget for badminton rights and now faces challenge of the market
Centralisation of rights brings big pay day for Badminton World Federation
Rights value looks set to rise in France for key properties
Canal Plus and Al Jazeera prepare for extended summer rally for Wimbledon and ATP rights
FIS and IBU are the real winners as Infront and EBU do battle once again
EBU v Infront battles deliver fee increases for skiing and biathlon federations
Infront says Ski World Championships will be 'highlight of our calendar'
Pitch facing own channel dilemma as Al Jazeera stays away
Pitch International is exploring launching a premium football channel in Italy
Top rights-holders go B2C in search of added revenues
Fiba, Euroleague and other basketball rights-holders pool rights for B2C web offering
Watching Brief (Vol.57) Special Focus: Football – Uefa club competitions
Federations try to cook up value with leftover friendlies
European football federations ponder how to increase the value of their friendly rights
CAA Eleven rejects pan-Nordic consortium offer
CAA Eleven busts the pan-Nordic broadcaster consortium to go market by market with the European Qualifiers and Euro 2016
Rai and Sky left at Lega table
Rai and Sky Italia in Lega Basket rights bids
Sony beats Neo Sports to grab Euro 2016
Sony beats off Neo Sports to grab Indian subcontinent rights to Euro 2016
Talks for free-to-air rights in Spain drag on into week two
Talks for free-to-air rights for French Open talks drag on past the first week of the tournament
TVB lays down World Cup marker in Hong Kong
TVB’s Fifa World Cup deal may be vital to protecting its dominant position in Hong Kong’s free-to-air television market
Competition and the City
Has Seamus O'Brien backed the wrong horse in the New York Cosmos now that the Abu Dhabi-backed New York City are on the scene?
Uefa expects much more money but TV says it is being ‘optimistic’
Uefa chief says that the changes to Europa League qualification rules will lead to “significant” increases in TV rights values
Transforming the second screen ‘threat’
The Global Sports Media Consumption Report 2013 shows that second-screen activity is growing, but is it a threat or an opportunity for the sports broadcasting industry?
Sky growing but looking to pay less for most sport
Sky Deutschland is getting stronger but the big Bundesliga deal means it needs to pay less for other sport
Watching Brief (Vol.56) Special Focus: Football – English Premier League
Bundesliga changes tack to ‘follow the money’
Bundesliga says it will “follow the money” in its international TV rights sales