Analysis

The battle between F1 legend Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso boosted television audiences in three of Europe’s top five markets this season.

Senior executives in the television and sports sectors fear that the decision to change the event schedule of the 2008 Olympics to benefit NBC will undermine the value of Olympic TV contracts.

Rugby League

Rugby league’s Super League grand final between St Helens and Hull attracted the league’s highest-ever live television audience for a match shown by BSkyB.

Spanish public-service broadcaster sees nine-per-cent increase in audiences for MotoGP coverage

The Arab States Broadcasting Union acquired the rights for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London despite competition.

Cricket

Availability of Australian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, New Zealand, West Indies players in doubt due to clashes with scheduled tours

Formula One fans in Finland will have to pay to watch live television coverage of the series from next season.

Cricket

Legal challenges, ICC appeal, approach to rivals to share coverage - all fail for broadcaster blacklisted by state
Football

Primera Liga rights-holding company Audiovisual Sport could face two legal challenges complaining about the way it handles the sale of the league’s television rights.

Football

Competition between GTV and Supersport leads to big fee increases for African domestic football leagues

Athletics

Subsidiary DDtv acquires cash-strapped Danmarks Radio's content portfolio as part of Danish DTT strategy
Basketball

Increased fees and coverage in Italy and Spain, but no renewal in UK, and fees and contract lengths fall in France and Germany
Rugby Union

UK rugby union's top-tier clubs to sell rights separately from national governing body
Cycling

Antena 3 to expand expand sports programming on DTT channel Neox, after acquisition of World Cup skiing rights

More than 30 companies request information on NetMed, which was put up for sale last month
Football

Greek football’s Super League may collectively sell television rights from next season

Football

If continued for three years, one-year deals agreed so far with terrestrial broadcasters would leave agency with $4 million loss
Football

Only Serie A clubs voted on the newly-imposed system, Serie B fear creation of a Serie A 'premier league'