Analysis
Need for ‘radical US-style franchise’
But with no risk on the pitch for clubs, would fans believe in a bespoke, invitation-only league?
Top clubs will get more power and cash in Europe
Clubs want a joint venture between themselves and Uefa to run the commercial side of club competitions
Man Utd bids for 242 games
BSkyB, ITV, Telewest also bid
SportA survives, but ISPR is still on danger list
Suitors put off by fact agency may not see a return on many of its deals for a long time
Infront must cut Bundesliga price, renew World Cup
Agency likely to renew deal for loss-making Bundesliga content
Ad recovery will boost sports buys by RTL and Sat.1
"Advertising recession has been reached and maybe passed"
Saban set to take Sat.1 to war with leader RTL
Live sports rights are a priority
Premiere will struggle to reach 4 million target
Chief Executive Kofler's restructuring programme has turned company around
Germany could be engine room of Europe’s TV rights market
Kirch’s dominance in market and its aggressive acquisition strategy “stymied and stifled competition”
How Kirch’s main sports assets found new owners
Kirch’s main sports assets find new owners, but not ISPR
Survival thoughts but no TV for new ice hockey league
UK ice hockey "a mess"
Breakaway league moves closer
Serie A clubs working towards "English model", Serie B clubs fear financial repercussions
How EC might push changes on Premier League
If commission finds BSkyB rivals did not bid because packages were too large, it could tell league to re-tender rights
Greek clubs set for 20%-plus cut
Pay-TV operator NetMed has offered three-year, €7 million per year deal
Spanish clubs get same or less TV cash than last time
Old Barca, Real Madrid deals worth a third of all clubs total revenue under new contracts
Don King plans boxing channel
King has the content, but will he get cable carriage and sponsorship?
IOC appoints first Euro-TV adviser
David Kogan's Reel Enterprises to provide market analysis for Olympics rights negotiations
Al-Jazeera wins first sports rights, with more to come
New channels face competition from satellite operators ADD, Showtime, Orbit, and free-to-air MBC