Analysis
World Cup adds pay-subscribers for Sogecable
World Cup coverage helped Spanish pay-television operator Sogecable to add new subscribers in the second-quarter of the year.
North One picks up World Rally as Sportfive pulls out
Gothenburg must do well if rights fees are to rise
The European Athletics Championships will need to get good ratings if the European Athletics Association is to get an increase in television rights fees.
Asia fees up despite ‘Eurocentric’ Uefa
Rare Premier League win for NTL
Cable-operator NTL is understood to have beaten off strong competition from BSkyB to win Premier League internet clip rights.
Israel opts out of TV deals to win big fee increases
The Israeli Football Association generated a good increase in television-rights fees for the domestic football league.
Platini’s U-turn helps Rai but will Sky play ball?
Six Nations: a step too far for ITV?
Public-service TV tackles rivals on key rugby rights
Asian, African bids help English FA triple global fees
Both rivals claim victory but Spain’s football war goes on
La Liga global threat averted
Cricket wants one of famous five
The International Cricket Council has chosen a list of five high-profile candidates from which to choose an adviser for its forthcoming television rights negotiations.
New Greek league aims return to central selling
Greek football’s top professional football clubs are planning a return to collective selling of their commercial rights.
Sceptics question private-equity’s high valuations
Is €1 billion too high an asking price for the Sportfive agency?
Kirch’s empire strikes back but is DFL deal guaranteed?
MotoGP revs up for new season with 11 new deals
Dorna Sports, commercial rights-holder for motorcycling’s MotoGP, has signed 11 new television rights deals for the coming season
Bridgepoint is ‘overpaying’ for MotoGP agency
Private-equity company Bridgepoint Capital might well have overpaid for Dorna Sports, the commercial rights owner of motorcycling’s MotoGP world championship.