Analysis
Asian Tour grows under wing of European Tour
Golf’s Asian Tour will generate television rights income for the first time this year.
Turkish FA lands German jackpot to boost domestic deal
Rows kick-off in Spain and France over qualifier sales
Agencies have already begun to squabble over rights ownership
Greek crisis skids F1 deal off track
Kentaro the winner in Warsaw on agencies’ day of reckoning
Kentaro fared the best out of the draw for Euro 2016 qualifying groups among the agencies that will be selling second-party rights for national team matches.
Football still in a league of its own
Football dominated sports viewing in Europe’s top markets in 2009, with Uefa club competitions and World Cup qualifiers delivering the strongest audiences in the big five markets.
Hard talks persist as IOC advances into OTI territory
The IOC is determined to sell the 2010 and 2012 Games on a market-by-market basis and break the hold of the OTI.
IEC claims strong start ahead of big market deals
Willow deal won’t necessarily bring YouTube deal into US
Global Cricket Ventures has acquired Indian Premier League US internet rights-holder Willow TV.
Google’s IPL game-changer?
“We want eyeballs and that's what matters to us foremost. You can't get bigger and better than our strategy. People all over the world ask me where can we watch IPL - now I can always say - you can watch it on You Tube." - Lalit Modi.
EBU tells struggling members not to act like rights agencies
Mounting financial pressures have tempted cash-strapped Hungarian broadcaster MTV to sell on World Cup rights acquired through the EBU.
F1 boosts BBC as T20 lifts cricket’s profile
ITV takes top four spots, but BBC increases its lead in the Top 100.