Analysis
Nadal late show boosts Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal’s epic five-set win over defending Wimbledon champion Roger Federer drew large audiences across Europe.
Surprise bidder sparks struggling Norwegian sale
Norwegian football has avoided a major cut in rights fees.
Cheap World Cup rights satisfy RTL
RTL’s acquisition of a package of 2010 World Cup matches from pay-operator Premiere is a win-win deal for both parties.
Eredivisie channel could be a model for other markets
The progress of Live Eredivisie, the new channel to be launched next month by Dutch football’s top-tier league, will be monitored closely by rights-holders across Europe.
News in brief
Rivals fear Silva in front of queue for Serie A rights.
Sogecable sale rocked by double football-rights blow
Spanish media group Sogecable has suffered two major blows in quick succession.
ESS braced for local challenge
New challenge to non-compete pact
A new potential bidder for the Middle East rights for Wimbledon and Australian Open tennis emerged last week.
Audiences tire of Nadal v Federer
Roger Federer is not the only one tiring of his French Open tennis finals with Spanish star Rafael Nadal
Ice-hockey looks for Max coverage
Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV3 has taken advantage of declining free-to-air interest.
IMG buys FSI
The IMG agency is set to acquire Fox Sports International, the London-based distribution arm of News Corporation’s Fox Cable Networks Group.
TV4’s surprise C-More deal could hit competition
TV4’s prospective €320 million acquisition of the pan-Nordic pay-television group C-More Entertainment will create a powerful, cross-platform buyer in the sports rights market.
Old CSI connections click for Stanford
Sir Allen Stanford’s Twenty20 cricket matches have brought together the marketing and production team from the former Octagon CSI agency.
CCTV internal wrangling hits new-media value
CCTV’s deal with internet portal Sohu.com for the Beijing Olympics online rights brings to an end a long internal debate.
Uefa taps Africa’s rich pay-TV seam
Nigerian pay-broadcaster HiTV’s three-year deal for Champions League and Uefa Cup rights is its most aggressive blow yet.
ProSiebenSat.1 springs surprise on divided ARD/ZDF
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF lost out on the rights to the Uefa Champions League and the Uefa Cup.
News in brief
Football fans in the Middle East have had a battle to access Al Jazeera Sport’s coverage of Euro 2008.
Sony wins with big-hitting IPL
The final of cricket’s inaugural India Premier League Twenty20 competition attracted the highest sports audience of the year in India.