Analysis

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.

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

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

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

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.

Italy’s government is seizing upon the match-fixing scandal which has engulfed Serie A to push through new measures on television rights for football.

The English Premier League looks set to boost the sale of its international rights in Asia.

The International Cricket Council will start talks at the end of this month about a new deal for its commercial rights

Dramatic tournament attracts best-ever audiences in four key markets

Freeview digital-terrestrial service close to overtaking pay operator BSkyB