Analysis

Cricket
Asia

The next television rights tender for Indian cricket is likely to be delayed
Athletics

The IMG/TWI agency is set to win a bidding process for the worldwide television rights to athletics’ Golden League Series
Gymnastics

Rights talks between the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique and the European Broadcasting Union collapsed this week over renewing a deal for the sport’s top events.

Biathlon

The International Biathlon Union will receive almost a 200-per-cent increase in television-rights
Europe

F1 gamble proves Finns will pay to watch TV sport
Europe

German commercial broadcaster RTL is understood to be in talks with Bernie Ecclestone about extending its present Formula 1 television-rights deal
Football

Richard Worth, chief executive of Team argues that the shareholding could have potential benefits

Football

Uefa breaks new ground in agency-federation relationships.
Football
Europe

A look at television production of football matches in France, Germany, England, Italy and Spain
Football
Europe

Eurosport upset that production of matches was taken out of deal
Football
Europe

Relationship between broadcaster and LFP hits new low, as league considers splitting production contract from television rights

The European Commission says that sports rights-holders and broadcasters are operating “substantial restrictions” on the sale of 3G rights
Athletics
Europe

The revamped Golden League athletics series has still to win television coverage in two of Europe’s top five television markets.

Golf
Asia

Pay-television newcomers Setanta in the UK and Arena in Germany are bidding strongly for US golf rights against the established pay-operators in their countries.

Football
Europe

Swisscom began an aggressive move into the country’s sports-rights market this week with the acquisition of the rights for domestic league football.

Football
Europe

British Telecom will look to acquire more sports-rights content after becoming the latest European telecoms company to enter the market.

Football
Europe

The English Premier League’s £82 million (€119 million) deal for live rights in Ireland is a record sports-rights deal for the country.

Football
Europe

The German football league this week ended its acrimonious dispute with Deutsche Telekom over the telecom company’s plan to use its Bundesliga internet rights to reach cable and satellite television sets.