Analysis
TV doubles fee to renew Formula 1
RTBF has extended its deal for Formula 1 rights by five years, from 2006 until 2010.
New Irish sports channel will need good Gaelic feel
Can Ireland support a dedicated sports channel?
Rights for Asian cricket go without any competition
Television rights for Asian cricket have traditionally been among the most competed-for in the world.
Dentsu ‘rejects’ free Asian deals
Football’s ongoing European Championships may be attracting huge television audiences across Europe but in some of the poorer Asian markets it is not being shown at all.
Media Partners near to 8-club deal
Media Partners and the family of Riccardo Silva are close to acquiring the international TV rights for eight of Italian football’s 20 Serie A clubs.
France takes big cut as TWI wins
TWI is understood to have paid only $2 million a year for the international rights of the French Ligue 1.
German league wins 40% increase from Sportfive
The German football league increased the value of its international television rights by 40 per cent in selling the rights for the next two years to the Sportfive agency.
Commercial TV gets revenge with World Cup win
The joint acquisition of 2006 World Cup rights in Flemish-speaking Belgium by the region’s two main commercial broadcasters is part of a wider battle against VRT
F1 ‘needs radical marketing change’
There is a strong argument to create a centralised sponsorship structure for Formula 1.
ESS fights to get its cash back
ESPN Star Sports is in the middle of tough negotiations with cable operators as it seeks to refund its huge outlay for English football’s Premier League.
Payne to quit Olympics to become Ecclestone’s No 2
Michael Payne, the IOC’s director of global broadcast and media rights, is to leave to take over the marketing of Formula 1 motor racing.
SABC drops F1 bid to back local sport
South African public-service broadcaster SABC, which has been sharing the television rights for Formula 1, withdrew from the bidding for the next round of rights because it could no longer afford the cash
Canal Plus Nordic wants exclusive F1 rights in region
Pan-Scandinavian pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Nordic is planning to bid for the exclusive television rights across the region for Formula 1
PGA expects rise in TV fees, despite falling audiences
US golf’s PGA Tour says that it expects to win increased fees for its next domestic television rights deal
Mediaset’s early DTT launch could hit Sky hard
A Mediaset plan to launch its digital-terrestrial pay-per-view football service next month, nine months ahead of schedule, could be a serious blow to pay-television platform Sky Italia
New cycling tour looks to join elite and expand TV
SweetSpot, a sports marketing and events company, beat two contenders to win the right to set up cycling’s new Tour of Britain.
TF1 rights deal for national team may be scrapped
French commercial broadcaster TF1 and the French Football Federation could be forced to scrap a controversial one-year extension to their deal for the rights for French football internationals.
Formula 1 finally takes off in Spain
Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco’s investment in Formula 1 rights is paying handsome dividends.