Analysis

Manchester United now has less than four weeks to negotiate a new distribution network for its MUTV club channel.

BSkyB picks up England games; League solves Eastern problems; Romanian dilemma for Ecclestone; Sportschau ratings hold, share slips

First Saturday Champions League final fails to pull in families and is a ratings flop in two of Europe's big five markets.

Premier League chief Richard Scudamore speaks exclusively to TV Sports Markets on the league's rights-selling strategy.

Athletics: UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the exclusive live television and internet rights for the Diamond League in a five-year deal brokered by the IMG agency

Football: Singapore telecoms companies Starhub and SingTel acquired the rights for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in non-exclusive deals worth about $17m (€13m), brokered by the Football Media Services agency.

Premier League and La Liga the next targets for expanding sports portfolio at Brazilian broadcaster.

Romanian pay platform Boom is fighting to keep sports rights after its parent company entered administration.

Telenor has taken a 35-per-cent stake in TV4's Canal Plus premium channels.

Canal Plus lands deals for Euro 2012 tournament and qualifiers, Serie A and Eredivisie, among others, but Premier League loss leaves a big hole in offering.

German commercial broadcaster pleased with audiences in first season of "too expensive" deal.

MCS "hurt and angry" by Ligue rights refusal

Grothe and Huber looking for investors to replace exiting shareholders, and drive continued growth in business.

Competitive season draws bigger audiences for Premier League coverage on BSkyB and BBC, but ESPN's look to be stagnating already.

Bigger inventory, improved format and market-by-market approach give Sanzar healthy increases in three home markets

Uncertainty about US economy is producing longer deals, smaller increases and partnerships between network and cable TV

US experts say $10.8bn agreement is a rare 'win-win' rights deal

Two offers on table, but club may take sales in house