Analysis
Top agencies still seeking to get rid of effects of downturn
Several of the world’s largest sports agencies are in the process of making major structural changes or working out how to overcome difficult financial pressures.
Eurosport set to launch No.2
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport is to launch a new channel
French ligue gets C4 late-night slot
UK broadcaster Channel 4 says that it is not taking a gamble in broadcasting French Ligue 1 football
Pay-operators lift subscribers in Q3
Pay-television operators in the UK, Germany and Italy reported growing numbers of subscribers
English cricket may get £10m for new-media rights
The England and Wales Cricket Board’s new-media rights, which it put out to tender last week, could be worth more than £10 million
Vodafone will boost 3G, but will football be key?
English football’s Premier League will be at the heart of the battle for subscribers to third-generation mobile telephony
Polish football hopes TV rivalry will increase fees
The Polish football association and the Polish league this week issued a tender for the league’s television rights
Viasat forced to show Scottish game
Public pressure forced reluctant Swedish pay-channel Viasat Sport 1 to buy the rights in a last-minute deal for the national football team’s away friendly match
Why TV rights tender is ‘biased’ to Canal Plus deal
The request for tenders for the French football league’s television rights looks very much geared towards Canal Plus winning all the key rights
Agencies line up to rival EBU bid
The EBU is likely to face strong competition for the rights from at least three big agencies: Sportfive, Team and Infront
F1 drops Irish terrestrial for the cash of pay-TV
Ireland’s recently-launched cable and satellite sports channel Setanta Sports acquired the Irish rights for Formula 1
How DR and TV2 pay more for rights
The Champions League deal signed by Danmarks Radio is the longest agreed for the competition
State channels in bruising battle over handball
New five-year deal signed by Danish public-service broadcaster Danmarks Radio for handball’s Champions League
New TV deals boost Euroleague
The Euroleague has secured much-improved deals in two of its key territories
Basketball looks for backers as Sogecable says it may quit
Spanish pay-television operator Sogecable is unlikely to continue its financial backing of European basketball’s Euroleague
Rai drags its Euro feet again
The European Broadcasting Union is aiming to put together a bid of
New agency wins deals for final two Serie A clubs
Media Partners and Silva has agreed worldwide deals for the clubs
Legal defeat ‘will not hit’ EBU battle for joint buying
Defeat unlikely to undermine the group’s battle to maintain collective buying of sports rights