Analysis
Timid bids force Dalmiya to relent on Zee exclusion
Asian cricket supremo Jagmohan Dalmiya agreed a deal for the rights for a new annual Afro-Asia Cup competition with Nimbus Sport,
RTL in shock World Cup victory in Hungary
Commercial broadcaster RTL Klub snatched the Hungarian rights for the 2006 World Cup
Bartering helps NOS replace loss
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has filled the gaping hole in its schedule with two top foreign football leagues
Buying but maybe selling
RTL Group is understood to be in talks to acquire the Serbian Channel 3,
New Indian law hits cricket
The Indian government is to push through listed-events legislation that will have a major impact on the country’s sports broadcasters
RTL fights for top German rights as it expands abroad
RTL, the broadcasting arm of German media giant Bertelsmann, is facing challenging times
BSkyB’s monopoly ends on losing viewing streak
Average live English Premier League audience lowest since 2001-02
League wants free-TV deal, but has no power
Domestic league does not control its own rights, and pay-TV coverage is pushing fans towards free-to-air European football
New rights deal thwarts Telefonica
Torneos and Clarín give in to demand for big fee increase
Has Globo finally met its match with Record bid?
Bid of over R$500 million per season bid a possibility as Record prepares to launch new sports channel
Italy approves much-altered law on central sales
Parliament votes to drop legal imposition that rights must be sold platform-by-platform
FIA talks on rally rights hit by Sportfive deal
Motorsport governing body seeking to know more about Sportfive's intentions regarding rally
Mediapro pays ‘monstrous’ F1 fee
Agency believed to be committed pay €35m per year, current deal worth €10m per year
Top football deal fuels Israeli sports channel battle
New rights an enticement for Sports Channel subscribers to switch to Charlton
Regional league is a knock-out for SBS channels
Scandinavian football’s Royal League is set to radically increase the knock-out element
French channels in second bids for Champions TV
The French contenders for Champions League football asked to submit a second round of bids.
Uefa heads for strategy clash with clubs
Uefa, European football’s governing body, is heading for a clash with Europe’s top clubs
Setanta, maybe Warren, goes East
Top UK sports rights executive Trevor East will take on a number of roles – as well as becoming director of sports at Irish-based pay-broadcaster Setanta.