Analysis

Football

Pay TV operator paid more than it wanted to for Bundesliga - €148m - but also reached understanding with rightsholder Infront over World Cup
Football

Competition lawyers were not surprised that the commission has taken a different approach to the two leagues, even though European competition commissioner Mario Monti has said that he wanted the commission’s d…
Football

Bundesliga allowed two extra years to change way it sell rights, EPL forced to make changes from next season
Football

Presence of Beckham has made La Liga Asia's second most popular overseas league, ahead of Serie A
Football

EBU facing crucial decision from European Commission on exemption from competition law
Football

Rights are top sports property in SE Asia, and crucial to ESS carriage deals

Formula One television viewing rose in four out of the five top European television markets this year, according to a survey by TV Sports Markets.  Germany was the exception.
Football

Rights award "bad for competition" among broadcasters and "bad for consumers"
Football

German and Swedish viewing for women's football World Cup final
Basketball

No coverage for Spanish and Greek leagues three weeks into season, small fees in Italy
Football

Ads during "natural" pauses in sports events fall foul of "Television Without Frontiers"
Football

However CEO Van Westerloo will be reluctant to tinker too much with successful RTL4
Football

New package would require collective selling, but would lead to at least two broadcaster showing matches
Football

Clubs would risk undermining value of pay-television live rights package
Football

Infront did not like ISPR's rights guarantees and did not make use of its option to buy
Football

Kirch Media acquired the Bundesliga rights for four years, from 2000-01 to 2003-04, paying €383.5 million a season.
Football

Deal with only realistic buyer Premiere could be done directly
Football

Broadcaster to launch sports channel in November