Analysis
Premiere scarred but back on top after short rivalry
Closure of Unity Media's Arena pay sports channel leaves Premiere the only obvious contender for Bundesliga rights
Who’s funding Mediapro’s €700m spree?
How small production company rose to become part of Spain's leading production and distribution company
French, German league football will top 2008 list
A new deal for French Ligue 1 football is likely to be the biggest television-rights deal of 2008
Mediapro coup leaves Sogecable fighting to survive
G-30 deal means Mediapro has rights for 39 out of 42 Liga clubs
No Grand Slam for Eurosport
Grass is greener market-by-market for Wimbledon
NBA, Kirch and UK the biggest TV payers in 2007
The NBA’s renewal of its domestic television rights deals was the largest broadcast rights deal agreed in 2007
Rugby World Cup and Hamilton top good year for ITV
England’s defeat by South Africa in the final of rugby union’s World Cup attracted the largest television sports audience in the UK in 2007
Murdoch plays on Kirch nerves with shock return to Premiere
Rupert Murdoch’s surprise acquisition of a stake in German pay-television platform Premiere is bad news for media entrepreneur Leo Kirch
Football TV revolution brings seismic shift in top markets
Impending closure of German cable channel and collapse of Spanish
La Liga viewing falls 38% with move to La Sexta
Limited penetration major reason for fall
Pay competition brings in listed events
Olympics, international football, ice hockey, skiing and athletics protected
Ice-hockey threat provides early test for new Canal Plus
MTV3 offers double current domestic ice-hockey rights fee
Sportfive close to buying World Rally
International Sportsworld Communicators acquisition only worthwhile if they renew deal for WRC rights
Golf major in trouble as Japanese TV loses patience
Falling ratings, bad timezone, no Japanese stars lead to no interest in US PGA Championship among Japanese broadcasters
Unpaid fees force Philippine deal
Public service broadcaster PTNI still owes IOC money from Sydney Olympics
Is cable the answer to French league’s lack of bidders?
Noos-Numéricâble becomes first French cable operator to acquire, rather than just distribute, content
Germany and UK find life is cheaper without EBU
Public service broadcasters paying less for Euro 2008 rights
Three FAs may join forces to sell national matches
The Danish, Norwegian and Swedish national football associations are considering selling their international television rights jointly from next year