Analysis

The BBC has a number of options on funding

The BBC could point to a regulatory precedent in starting a sports channel – though in radio rather than television

One of the key questions that Peter Salmon left behind when he quit as BBC head of sport last month was whether the BBC should launch a dedicated sports channel

The Team Marketing agency has won an estimated 50-per-cent increase in Champions League television-rights fees in Scandinavia

The French football league’s tender for the next League Cup insists upon free-to-air civerage

TVP has approached Sportfive to try to re-negotiate its Polish national team deal

The value of Formula One television rights in Spain has more than trebled, as a result of the high ratings attracted by local driver Fernando Alonso

The elimination of NFL costs will push ABC towards near-term profitability

Commentators believe that the NFL deals will have a marked effect on other sports

There remains one last piece of the NFL puzzle to be sold

England’s Football League is set to sign a new four-year deal with UK pay-operator British Sky Broadcasting

Domestic deals for American football’s National Football League signals major changes of strategy

The Team Marketing agency has secured good increases in television-rights fees for the next round of Champions League deals

Repackaged FA Cup and England matches could attract ITV bid, leading to increased competition, rights fees

Competition for the live rights for Italy’s Serie A football

International Badminton Federation move postpones bringing rights in-house

French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has launched a digital terrestrial channel, France 4

International Hockey Federation is said to have signed its longest, most lucrative television-rights deal ever