Analysis

Audiences for the first round of the Formula 1 World Championship plummeted in three of the top four European markets.

Modern Times Group’s surprise acquisition of the Danish TV rights for this year’s Formula 1 motor racing championship followed a whirlwind 48-hour tender process.

Football

Team is close to agreeing a deal with SRG in which the rights fee is linked to the qualification and progress of Swiss teams.

Football

Juventus and AC Milan are set to take legal action to prevent Italian mobile phone company Tim from using images of their home matches in its mobile phone services.

Cricket

This month’s deal between the Pakistan cricket board and broadcasters Ten Sports and ARY Digital is the latest example of cricket boards abandoning traditional sports rights agencies.
Basketball

European basketball’s breakaway Euroleague is facing a severe financial crisis that could threaten its future.

Cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board could miss out on $100 million of income by the outright sale of its television rights for five years.
Biathlon

With European football taking its mid-season break, the TV Sports Markets European survey for January shows top winter sports events dominating the tables.
Rugby Union

A later kick off helped the BBC achieve its highest rugby union Six Nations audience since 1997.
Football

British Eurosport attracted an average audience of 42,000 for the live coverage of its first six matches from Italian football’s Serie A.
Athletics

Italian state broadcaster Rai is close to signing a three-year deal, starting this season, to show all six Golden League athletics events.
Boxing

Italian boxing looks set to receive a major boost from state broadcaster Rai.
Badminton

The international badminton federation said this week that it has brought in higher television-rights fees and better worldwide exposure for its top events this year.

Football

A case being heard in an Italian court late this week could have huge implications for the value of 3G mobile-phone rights for sport.

Football

The performance of Australia’s national football team will be a key factor in determining whether the resurgence of Soccer Australia.
Football

Bayern Munich’s secret television deal with the now-defunct Kirch Gruppe may be the most dramatic example of an unorthodox rights deal but it is merely the tip of the iceberg.
Football

Lack of competition among German broadcasters could lead to Uefa taking at least a 50-per-cent cut in television rights income from its next Champions League deal.
Cricket

The launch of British Sky Broadcasting’s broadband internet site showing same-day highlights of World Cup Cricket has provided a major boost for the UK broadband market.