Analysis

European Broadcasting Union claims will continue to bid for top sports rights with all its members.
Curling

The Canadian Curling Association could find it difficult to agree a new television deal after pulling out of its four-year contract with CBC, the Canadian public-service broadcaster, after only one year

Bernie Ecclestone signed a five-year deal with pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports for pay rights for Formula One throughout Asia, except Japan and China, worth $18 million (£10.4 million/€15.1 million). 

The International Olympic Committee has hired the TWI agency as consultants

Football

A breakaway Italian super league, along the lines of England’s Premier League, will be in place next season
Football

The Sportfive agency is to sue Russian commercial broadcaster 7TV over a string of allegedly unpaid rights fees
Football

The high-value deals agreed by Italian state-broadcaster Rai for football’s World Cup and Champions League mark a major change in the sports-finance
Football

Czech Television acquired the rights for the Gambrinus Liga, but it is threatening to pull out of the deal unless the football association tackles new corruption accusations.

Football

The decision of Greek league champions Olympiacos to sell its television rights to public-service broadcaster ERT has led to a radical re-alignment of the rights for the country’s top football league.

Football

Greek monopoly pay-operator NetMed Hellas is facing a challenge from the launch of digital-terrestrial and internet television.

The Infront agency signed a €130 million (£89 million) deal to acquire the Milan-based Media Partners.

The IMG agency is looking to acquire a stake in a major Chinese broadcaster

Telegraaf Media of the Netherlands considers buying SBS
Football

Mobile-phone operators across Europe are pinning their hopes on the World Cup in Germany to give a badly-needed kick-start for the advanced third-generation content they have been marketing for so long.

Football

Fox Turkey makes first major foray into sport
Football

After complaints about World Cup 2006 broadcasts, Uefa want control over television product
Football

President believes that federation should stick to running sports events
Football

The Belgian Football Association is threatening to sell the home matches of the national team on a match-by-match basis in Flanders.