Analysis
Four ways that IMG owners can cash in investment
IMG may not be for sale. But the industry is assuming otherwise
Mediapro says discount for Prisa is ‘not on agenda’
Prisa paid too much for football rights and needs to renegotiate. Mediapro says that helping Prisa is not on its agenda
Mediapro to wrestle for better Marca TV position
Marca TV may sell on its rights but the channel is not closing
Santa Mónica to seek rights compensation
Santa Mónica seeks refund for centralised Spain matches
Saran looking beyond Turkey
Saran brothers sports-rights ambitions expand beyond Turkey; Perform and IMG take different routes to crack Turkish market; Super Lig deal probed
Fees up but still no sale in Germany and Austria
Latest Premier League deals
Watching Brief (Vol.50) Special Focus: Handball – Men’s World Championships
Ben Speight, head of SportBusiness Intelligence, analyses how last month’s handball World Championship proved a big draw in Spain, Germany and Denmark
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Lawsuit on hold
Traffic v Full Play - peace in our time?
Rai taking Giro talks to the wire
Rai keeps RCS waiting on Giro deal as season looms
ECB upbeat about North American rights
ECB bullish about growth in North America
Losses are limited as Silva tries to unravel Middle East conundrum
League gets out of tight corner in Middle East with MP & Silva deal
First deals point to uplift in European rights income
First European deals point to increase despite some drops
Germany key to EBU ambitions
EBU chances of keeping hold of biathlon depend on ARD/ZDF as RTL eyes rights in Germany
Value of clips up as News Corp outbids rival News Corp
Clips value doubles despite lack of expected bid by BT Vision, as News International beats BSkyB
EBU will raise its game, but it might not be enough
Bigger EBU Qualifiers bid may not be enough to win over CAA
Mediaset to buck trend and make money on football
Market so bad in Spain that Telecinco expects to make
Watching Brief (Vol.49) Special Focus: American Football – Super Bowl
Ben Speight, head of SportBusiness Intelligence, analyses how TV audiences for this year’s NFL Super Bowl are down on both sides of the Atlantic
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Diamond League’s ‘perfect world’ is gone, yet rights fees increase
The Diamond League is working but organisers are realistic about live coverage on major channels