Analysis
Sponsor ‘problem’ spurs ZDF to put down more money
Champions League rights in Germany sold as public-service broadcaster blows commercial incumbent out of water in bidding.
FASTRACK: News in brief, Issue 15:7
Serie A punch-up to be followed by survey ... Starhub stocks up channel ... Danish delay after lowball bids ... Hearn takes Prizefighter to US
IMG lands US Open adviser role
IMG wins three-way agency battle to advise US Tennis Association in several regions.
Kentaro: Platini’s mandate to revamp rights is incomplete
Agency challenges Uefa president's claim that all federations are on board in centralisation plan.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Handball, hockey, MotoGP, rugby union, tennis and more
Handball: EHF Marketing, the commercial arm of the European Handball Federation, signed media-rights deals with broadcasters in several territories
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: NCAA and NBA basketball, boxing, football and more
Badminton: The Badminton World Federation, badminton’s governing body, signed a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, with IMG Media for the global exploitation of all media rights for the BWF's major e…
EBU pushed hard to land Tour de France renewal
The EBU faced rival bids in Scandi, Russia, Germany, Spain, Italy as it tried to renew ASO rights.
Innovate, expand, cash in: the F1 circus is back
F1 wraps up last minute TV deals, and we take a look at its wider media business as the new season starts.
‘Bloodbath’ predicted for league rights
Local sources say Romania's two biggest pay-TV operators set to lock horns for domestic league rights.
Brussels does its homework on premium rights
Confidential letter reveals European Commission's drive to understand how premium sports rights market operates.
Brazilian clubs will ‘fall like a house of cards’ to Globo
Globo snaps up eight Brazilian league clubs, experts say more will follow.
Aggressive bids push German talks to second round
Sat.1, ZDF and RTL involved in early stages of Champions League bidding in Germany.
Fastrack: Issue 15:6
Astro spends heavily to snatch football rights ... KBS ‘no’ to bundled athletics ... TSA brought in for World Series ... SBS wants Giro for the full set ... Trans TV wants Asean Cup
US ruling has created ‘pirates’ cove’
English Premier League launches appeal in YouTube streaming case.
Dahlia accuses Mediaset of double dealing in its downfall
Berlusconi's broadcaster accused of 'grave anti-competitive practices' in confidential letter obtained by TV Sports Markets.
Constantin coy on reported Bwin offer for Sport1
Opening up of German sports betting market mean acquisition could make sense, say experts.
Clube dos 13 in crisis as Brazilian clubs go it alone
Half of Brazil's top-flight clubs begin negotiating their own TV deals.
Chile’s big clubs to benefit from league channel income
Breakdown of the new revenue sharing deal for the Chilean league channel.