Analysis
TV reality dawns on De Mol
Sale of Tien to RTL Nederland likely to end three-year boom in Dutch sports rights market
Swedish football having hard time getting top fees
Talks over the sale of Swedish football’s television rights have stalled
Prisa loses faith in pay-TV but can’t find buyer for Sogecable
Pay-television business has failed to grow despite dominant position since merger with Via Digital
Premier League ppv viewing, match-by-match
British Sky Broadcasting’s pay-per-view Premier League football service
World Cup rights go to ART, despite good free-TV bid
Middle East pay-television broadcaster Arab Radio and Television has won the region’s rights for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups
Brussels ruling could cripple NOS sports-buying
The European Commission is thought likely to rule early next year that Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS must pay back state subsidies
Late Indian deal salvages TV hopes for Melbourne
Deal signed this week by the organisers of next year’s Melbourne Commonwealth Games with Indian public-service broadcaster
Players: This isn’t TV as we know it
France’s Ligue 1 may delay its mobile-rights request for tenders because of a dispute with the players association
Technology key
Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld is the industry standard
Slow regulator is ‘powerless’ over mobile deals
The Italian communications authority, Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni, admitted this week that it will have difficulty regulating the market for television-to-mobile
T-Mobile goes for live World Cup
German mobile phone company T-Mobile is understood to be in talks with the Infront agency
How Mediaset got fast cash return
Mediaset paid an overall €38 million a season for the digital-terrestrial and television-to-mobile rights
France TV’s new-era deal heralds battle for free-TV
France Télévisions comprehens-ively outbid pay-broadcaster Canal Plus for exclusive rights for European club rugby’s Heineken Cup competition
French rights-fee bubble set to burst with pay-TV merger
Merger talks between French pay-broadcasters Canal Plus and Télévision Par Satellite should be concluded before Christmas
Mobile Mediaset money-maker
Football fans in Italy will be able to watch live, top-quality coverage of Champions League and Serie A matches on their mobile phones
TWI signs 20 deals but big five will be harder to crack
The TWI agency is having mixed fortunes in selling the television rights for the Golden League athletics series
Sogecable tightens grip with early deal for G-30 clubs
Spanish pay-television operator Sogecable strengthened its grip on the rights for Spanish domestic football
Premier League retains power to weight packages
Important questions remain about the constitution of the Premier League’s television-rights packages