Analysis
German pay-TV must up its game, says Bundesliga’s Seifert
Exclusive interview with Christian Seifert, chief executive of the Deutsche Fussball Liga
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Asian Games, baseball, motorcycling, rugby union and tennis
Asian Games: Indian cable and satellite broadcaster Zee acquired the cable and satellite rights for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou in a deal with the Dentsu agency
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Last-minute World Cup deals, Mediapro’s Barcelona extension
Football: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) acquired the rights for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in six countries - Uzbekistan, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Timor Leste, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan – in a deal w…
Unexpected World Cup revenue boost for ITV and TF1
But Spain's Telecinco is expected to lose heavily on rights investment.
Exit Klooz and Leenders after boardroom split
Long-simmering differences boil over, leading to exit of top Team executives.
Ageing Roland Garros audience drops again
Early eliminations of French players and World Cup clash hit ratings.
Super Six format to be expanded to other weights
Kentaro says good viewer figures and ppv revenues for inaugural series are encouraging expansion plans.
European athletics looks no further than the EBU
The EAA is close to a new deal with European public service broadcasters, the only party it has spoken to about the sale of its next available rights.
Eredivisie says channel ‘not at risk’
Dutch league channel misses subscriber targets, but remains bullish about future.
Man United: Why we took MUTV rights in-house
MUTV's commercial director says the Premier League club is still committed to collective selling.
FASTRACK
TVE fights to keep hold of Masters ... Rally wants more UK exposure; Zee spree for Ten Action ... Lega looks for Coppa bidders.
Collective selling, Italian style
Lega Calcio gives in to club demands for direct payments from broadcasters, and fees will be split as per last season.
Asian Euro 2012 rights provide timely victory for Sportfive
Sportfive, hit by recent rights and personnel losses, is set to regain its "calling card" in Asia.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: Boxing, golf, motorcycling, rugby, swimming and tennis
Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the exclusive rights for the next five fights of the Klitschko brothers, Vladimir and Vitali, in a deal with the Klitschko Management Group worth a reported…
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Brazilian league and other football rights deals
Football: Nepalese media buying agency Media Hub Private Limited acquired the rights in Nepal for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in a deal with ESPN Star Sports
One-buyer market doesn’t worry Italian federation
The Italian football federation is confident that it can maintain or increase the value of its domestic television rights over the next four years despite its only realistic buyer – state broadcaster R…
NFL ruling ‘won’t stop collective selling’
Experts say effect of US Supreme Court ruling in NFL collective selling case will have limited impact on TV rights.
Cherry-picking Mediaset beats Sky in ratings battle
Sky, showing matches from all 20 teams, had an average match audience 8 per cent lower than Mediaset, which discriminated in its choice of match.