Analysis
Vodafone goes back to agency to sell on rights
Russian league to win big fee rise
South Africa sticks to Test duo
Greek cup fails to win TV deal, but AEK moves ahead
Greek football’s knock-out competition, the Greek Cup, is not getting any coverage on television this season
Now top German broadcasters tire of Wimbledon
Ukraine to get first sports channel
MTG bid for state channel leads
The possibility that media company Modern Times Group could take a majority stake in Danish public-service broadcaster TV2 is causing considerable concern in the Danish television-sports industry
De Mol to bid for Euro 2008
John de Mol’s Talpa Capital is one of four individual broadcasters which will submit bids to Uefa next week for the rights to football’s 2008 European Championship
League in battle to drop option on matching-rights
RTP in surprise World Cup bid, but wants fee cut
World Cup rights deals in Germany balance Latin loss
The deal last week between the Infront agency and pay-operator Premiere for the 2006 World Cup rights bring the agency’s sales for the tournament in Germany to about €290 million
Canal Plus may challenge TF1 deal
TPS ‘must’ mould new image
De Mol sets Dutch dilemma
Did winner Canal Plus lose or loser TPS win? And Sky?
Commentators say Canal Plus’s €1.8 billion Ligue deal is not viable
Tri-Nations falls short of Ashes TV
Rugby league’s inaugural Tri-Nations tournament between Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand, though generally regarded as a success, failed to attract UK viewers like rugby league’s previous international series
Gaelic sports set to exploit demand by splitting rights
Top events draw smaller audiences than last year
The Australian Football League grand final, the climax to the Aussie Rules season, was the most-watched sports event in Australia this year