Analysis
Swisscom ties up league and looks for more top sport
Swisscom began an aggressive move into the country’s sports-rights market this week with the acquisition of the rights for domestic league football.
Premier League rights help BT protect itself
British Telecom will look to acquire more sports-rights content after becoming the latest European telecoms company to enter the market.
Record fee for Irish rights but was battle real?
The English Premier League’s £82 million (€119 million) deal for live rights in Ireland is a record sports-rights deal for the country.
League ends row over ‘selling same TV rights twice’
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.
End central selling, says Italy
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.
Premier League set to better last overseas TV rights coup
The English Premier League looks set to boost the sale of its international rights in Asia.
Asia is key to TV cricket deal
The International Cricket Council will start talks at the end of this month about a new deal for its commercial rights
EC is being far ‘more radical’ over Premier League
Uefa Cup to centralise TV selling next year
Italy leads way in Six Nations record viewing
Dramatic tournament attracts best-ever audiences in four key markets
UK signs up 1m digital homes in last quarter
Freeview digital-terrestrial service close to overtaking pay operator BSkyB