Analysis
Bidders run the numbers on ESPN America channel
A buy-out deal for ESPN America could be weeks away, with Setanta, Chello and Eurosport all in the frame
Mediaset mops up rights as Sportitalia looks for saviour
Mediaset close to deal for NFL and other rights but Sportitalia needs fresh funds to carry on broadcasting
Rights for Six Nations, Pro12 and autumn internationals on Italian market at the same time
MCS: Athletics deal will help drive expansion plan
MCS: World Athletics Championship deal will help us expand footprint in growing African market
Eyes on newspaper sports video clip ‘experiments’
Premier League and Bundesliga clips rights deals with newspapers could be a game-changer
Ten hopes summer will follow winter
Network Ten buys rights to Sochi winter Games but its real target is Rio 2016
Ufa battle to hold on to rights could be good news for IHF
Ufa Sports faces a hard battle to hold on to World Championship handball rights
StarHub hits out at ‘unfair’ sale but looks set to emerge the winner
Singapore pay-TV platform StarHub hits out at the way English Premier League sold its rights to rival operator SingTel, but StarHub looks set to emerge the winner
New sevens club tournament to tap into growth market
Premiership Rugby: Why it’s the right time to launch an international club sevens tournament
Watching Brief (Vol.55) Special Focus: Football – FA Cup
Melandri law ‘must be updated’ to reflect changing market
The Italian collective selling law, known as the Melandri law, needs updating, says Enzo Morelli, the lawyer who advised the Italian government on the drafting of the law in 2008. The Italian antitrust authority should not be interfering in how Serie A clubs share their media rights income, top lawyer says
Suitors line up in UK for FA rights
UK broadcasters BBC, ITV, BT and BSkyB likely to bid for domestic rights to the FA Cup and England friendly internationals
IMG heads for Premier profit
IMG Media concludes deals for Premier League rights in Vietnam and Japan
Spanish federation goes in-house
Spanish football federation looks set to take rights in house once talks with former rights agency Santa Mónica are concluded
Spanish league looks to Italy in putting revenue sharing model first
La Liga president Javier Tebas Medrano talks about the proposed collective selling law for football rights in Spain
Vietnam delivers big increase
Big increase for value of Fifa World Cup rights in Vietnam in deal with MP & Silva agency
BT fails to break up Sky/ITV qualifier deal
ITV/Sky wrap up deal for Uefa European Qualifier rights for four years from 2014-15
BT’s big money, big coverage offer wins over Dorna in UK
MotoGP heading for exclusive pay-television coverage in the UK as Dorna Sports finalises deal with BT Vision
Euroleague must sell airtime to maintain value
Basketball’s Euroleague will have to sell airtime around TVE’s coverage of Real Madrid if it wants to match its old rights fees