Analysis
League deal with no tender set to be scrapped
Danish regulators act to prevent anti-competitive movements in the television sports market
Modern Times throws down league gauntlet
Pan-Scandinavian broadcaster Modern Times Group has thrown down the gauntlet in Norway
Uefa will gain from end of Italian collusion
Uefa expects to enjoy a significant increase in the value of the next round of Champions League rights in Italy
F1 viewing falls in UK despite new star Hamilton
German viewing also falls, Spain and Italy see audiences rise
Indian TV waits for cricket vote
The next television rights tender for Indian cricket is likely to be delayed
Athletics deal for IMG, but will it be very golden?
The IMG/TWI agency is set to win a bidding process for the worldwide television rights to athletics’ Golden League Series
Life may be richer beyond EBU
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 wins huge fee-increase from TV rivalry
The International Biathlon Union will receive almost a 200-per-cent increase in television-rights
F1 gamble works for pay-TV
F1 gamble proves Finns will pay to watch TV sport
RTL seeks early deal on F1, despite Schumacher risk
German commercial broadcaster RTL is understood to be in talks with Bernie Ecclestone about extending its present Formula 1 television-rights deal
Will Team win other patronage?
Richard Worth, chief executive of Team argues that the shareholding could have potential benefits
Why Uefa stake in favourite Team was best option
Uefa breaks new ground in agency-federation relationships.
How the big five leagues handle TV production
A look at television production of football matches in France, Germany, England, Italy and Spain
Why doesn’t league trust us?
Eurosport upset that production of matches was taken out of deal
Canal Plus could sue if league takes TV production in-house
Relationship between broadcaster and LFP hits new low, as league considers splitting production contract from television rights
EC attacks TV and sports
The European Commission says that sports rights-holders and broadcasters are operating “substantial restrictions” on the sale of 3G rights
Golden League doesn’t glisten for UK and Italy
The revamped Golden League athletics series has still to win television coverage in two of Europe’s top five television markets.
New channels drive golf fees in Europe and 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.