Analysis

French rugby makes modest gains

Italy follows the UK with pay-free F1 split; France could be next if TF1 lowballs

Sports fans increasingly turn to social networks for content

Team's 2018 Champions League option looks safe but questions remain after latest round of departures

ECB enjoys healthy rights-fee increase in new ESS deal

Colombian football league channel looks expensive to platform operators

Varying fortunes for highlights across European leagues

Al Jazeera acquires Copa rights

Globo bags Ligue 1

'Strange' meeting in Brussels

Premier League renews with MTG and TV2 without tender

Al Jazeera holds the key to two big rights tenders but may not bid in either of them

Premier League has listened to ESPN, now it's up to ESPN to decide if it wants to compete with the big boys

Fiba teams up with Leenders and Klooz in 'innovative' move

Sky revs up for MotoGP as Mediaset stalls; Superbike will be profitable replacement

Champions League value up by 30% in top 5 European markets

Terra goes looking for football rights in US

MTG closing in on big handball deal