Analysis
F1 viewing shows how viewers want home success
Television audiences of the drivers and manufacturers’ home markets reflect rise and fall
F1 lifts fees in four major markets, even flagging Italy
Formula One has signed long-term deals in four major markets – Italy, Brazil, Australia and Russia – securing rights-fee increases across the board.
Rai sues Lega Calcio over award of Serie A rights
Italian state broadcaster Rai has surprised the domestic television and sports market by sticking to its threat
Skiing starts new talks to centralise world cup rights
The Fédération Internationale de Ski, the sport’s world governing body, will try to buy the television rights for each of the national associations
Italian U-turn on joint selling
The Italian antitrust authority has made a historic U-turn on the collective selling of television rights
Historic victory isn’t a turn-on for Spanish viewers
Broadcaster reduces coverage on flagship channel, despite rise of Spanish star
Sponsors cover Serie A gamble
Italian football declining in popularity in the UK
Slow growth keeps Liga off mobiles
Discounted new media rights still on shelf after a year
Sky and Setanta Euro tee-off time
Pay-TV broadcasters keen to win European Tour golf properties
ESPN buys into online cricket
Cricinfo acquisition latest step in ESPN's online expansion
World Cup fees tripling as Asia boom continues
I-Cable pays out to keep crucial content as battle with PCCW continues
Valcke makes Fifa comeback
Suspended Head of Television and Marketing back to work as Fifa continue restructuring
Ligue’s five-year plan to lure telecom bidders
League appeals to competition authorities for permission to sell rights for five years
Agencies serve up challenge for Roland Garros
EBU facing competition from IMG, Sportfive, IEC in Sports
Canal Plus pays high fee for Serie A
Price forced up by competition from TV4, who buy the rights in Sweden for two seasons
Telenor faces rival bidder for Canal Plus
Telenor fears that its alliance with the broadcaster could be undermined by the plans of Canal Plus's private equity owners
IEC fetches ‘exorbitant’ price
Lagardère value agency at 20 times their Ebit
Fifa attracts $4.5bn TV fees for next two World Cups
Deals made directly with broadcasters boost earnings