Analysis

Cricket

The change poses a risk for ESPN Star Sports, which is concerned about the value of its billion-dollar deal with the ICC.
Football

Sales of Uefa Champions League and Europa League rights will kick off in October, in Latin America and the Middle East, followed by Italy.
Football

The Dutch football league channel has added thousands of subscribers since August, but faces several tough challenges.
Football

The English Premier League has lodged its appeal against the June US court ruling that YouTube was not infringing copyright by hosting videos of the league's matches.
Boxing

Boxing promoter Kalle Sauerland plans to launch a cruiserweight version of the Super Six tournament, despite big problems with the current super middleweight event.
Cricket

Tiger comeback helps keep BBC on the fairway ... IMG banks on City growth ... Zee reworks cricket equation
Football

Uefa is promising federations a 67-per-cent increase in revenues from qualifier rights if they sign up to its centralisation plan.

Football

The European Court of Justice will rule on the Premier League’s case against smartcard supplier QC Leisure on October 5, with potentially enormous implications for the way in which sports rights are sold in Europe.
Football

As many people said they preferred to watch live sport on TV as said they preferred to attend events in a survey of UK consumers.

American Football

Dahlia loses coverage of the Serie A matches of Palermo and Fiorentina to rival Mediaset from this season, threatening its recent strong growth.
American Football

Speaking to TV Sports Markets, German sports broadcaster Sport1 said its new pay-channel was not a competitor of existing pay-TV operators in the market.
Football

The agency has achieved "modest" success with last minute deals in Japan for Italy’s Serie A, England Premier League, and the USA’s Major League Soccer.

Football

The Italian agency speaks to TV Sports Markets about its expansion plans.
Football

Fees dropped in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Romania, Greece and Belgium, have all dropped in comparison to what was paid for away qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.
Football

Nova dilemma for league ... 3 missing from mobile Serie A ... Leeds happy with ppv pilot ... Rai's Euro goal fiasco
Skiing

A former Rai head of sports rights acquisitions claims he was forced out after resisting political pressure to overpay for rights to save Infront from bankruptcy.
Football

Smaller federations are likely to support Uefa's plan to centralise sales of rights for European Championships and World Cup qualifiers, but bigger federations might resist it.
Football

Premier League to enhance website