Analysis
Charlton wins one deal, but battles with regulator
Israeli commercial broadcaster Channel 10 acquired the rights for one Israeli Premier League football match per week in a sublicensing deal with Israeli pay-per-view company and rights agency Charlton TV.
League hopes changing market will increase fees
Belgium’s top-tier domestic football league, the Pro Ligue, has started what are likely to be complex talks with potential bidders
Top league clubs take 15% cut in TV rights fees
Television rights fees for Greece’s top-tier domestic football league will fall this coming season by about 15 per cent
Channel signals it will become big football player
Polish commercial broadcaster TVN was this week close to acquiring the highlights rights for the Polish football league
RTP will buy league rights – but at last moment
Portugal’s top football league, the Super Liga, is without a domestic free-to-air television deal only two weeks before the start of the season
Telecom Italia joins battle for Serie A rights
Telecom Italia has taken the country by surprise in challenging for the digital-terrestrial rights for Serie A football.
English cricket optimistic about getting big TV fees
The England and Wales Cricket Board is targeting an increase in television rights fees of 70 per cent
Sports in line for windfall from Olympics
International sports federations are hoping to receive a huge increase in their share of Olympic Games television revenue by the end of the decade
Dalmiya’s 7-day deadline
Jagmohan Dalmiya, controversial president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, surprised would-be bidders for the television rights to Indian cricket by setting a seven-day deadline to submit offers.
EBU adds four years of athletics
The International Association of Athletic Federations has taken up an option to extend its long-term television deal with the European Broadcasting Union
SBS buys sport in battle with passing Sporza
Belgian commercial channel VT4, owned by SBS Broadcasting, is setting up a sports department
Ten wins fierce battle for Sri Lankan cricket
Asian broadcaster Ten Sports is to acquire the rights for Sri Lankan cricket
Agency success shows badminton how to sell to TV
The International Badminton Federation, like other federations, is considering taking at least some of its television rights in-house
TWI drives Asian football channels
Yes Television, the Hong-Kong based broadband and television service provider, is to launch two 24-hour football channels in Asia
Leagues go for more control of TV production
The French football league is expected to decide in the next few weeks to take over the production of at least some of its matches
Italian football ‘urgently needs radical overhaul’
Italy’s football federation and football league are taking seriously detailed proposals for a major overhaul of professional football
No TV rush to buy Premier League
With only two weeks before the start of the English Premier League season, the rights are still to be sold in Turkey
Australia reviews listed events after British Open row
The Australian government is to review the laws protecting major sports events for free-to-air television