Analysis
Kirch ‘synergies’ a stumbling block to Bundesliga deal
Leo Kirch is facing an impossible dilemma.
Ice-hockey wins TV6 best-ever ratings
Modern Times Group’s Swedish digital terrestrial channel TV6 attracted its highest-ever audiences last month
No way back for EBU as federation approach pays off
The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique is to continue a market-by-market approach in selling its European television rights
Champions League fees double as TV3 fights for rights
Competition between Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ and commercial rival TV3 resulted in Champions League rights fees more than doubling
Pro Ligue deal finally meets the right Standard
A new television rights deal for Belgium’s top-tier domestic football league was finally agreed this week
Sportfive wants slice of Eredivisie
The Sportfive agency is in talks with Dutch football’s top-tier league, the Eredivisie, about taking a minority stake in its new television channel.
Better TV data could lead to fairer Olympic sharing
Improvements in tracking television sports audiences may lead to a major re-evaluation as to how Olympic Games television rights revenue is shared
TV losing patience as Spanish row hits legal logjam
Madrid court ruling to resolve the conflict be over top-tier domestic football television rights is almost certain to be postponed
A week to match Infront’s Lega bid
Sports rights agencies Sportfive and IMG have one week to match the offer made last month by Infront for the rights to Italy’s top football division, Serie A.
Tennis non-compete pact first signs of Middle East collusion
Middle East broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport has agreed a non-compete pact with rival ART for two major tennis properties
Uefa Cup TV deal is not a lucky dip
EBU set to agree one-year extension to Uefa Cup Final rights
M6 won’t drop legal threat over Euro 2004 offer
Commercial broadcaster rejects offer of a share of live rights from France Télévisions and TF1, holds out for better offer
Host broadcaster RTP sells 20 of 31 Euro 2004 games
Public service broadcaster will recoup €4m of its €6.5m rights fee spend
Mediaset in bitter row over Uefa TV deal with Rai
Mediaset claims it outbid Rai, but was then forced to withdraw bid
BBC and Mediaset lift audiences
MotoGP and World Superbikes viewing
NOS wins year’s respite, but next deal will be tough
One year extension to Eredivisie highlights deal signed unopposed
Extra-time bid by Modern times stuns SBS channel
MTG secures Swedish home football internationals after ISPR Nordic extends bidding deadline