Analysis
Africa

The IOC will also start separate talks this spring in Hong Kong, a rights territory which, like China, has been treated as part of the ABU deal until now
Football
Europe

De Mol is in talks about buying three television channels in Netherlands
Asia

Separate deal to be agreed with China for the first time for the 2010 and 2012 Olympics
Cricket
Australia

sale of the Australian free-to-air rights for this summer’s England v Australia Ashes cricket series is a blow to pay-broadcaster Fox Sports
Asia

Top markets may be carved out from European television-rights deal for 2014 and 2016 Olympics
Cricket
Asia

Neo’s high prices created poor relationships with cable operators
Football
Europe

Polish World Cup deal falls threw
Football
Russia

Russian state broadcaster RTR acquired the rights for the 2006 World Cup
Asia

NHK attempts to reduce share of costs fiercely resisted

Football
Europe

Concerns that the commission will try to interfere too much in national market.
Football
Asia

Deal between Fifa, football’s world governing body, and the Dentsu agency for World Cup television rights
Europe

The European Commission last week accused German public-service broadcasters of a series of irregularities
Football
Europe

Dutch commercial broadcaster Talpa is showing matches from Italy’s Serie A league its website.

Football
Europe

Swedish football fans have been presented with a near television black-out of the Allvenskan, the country’s top football league.

CVC is looking to sell its Dorna subsidiary, the commercial-rights owner of the MotoGP world championships.

Tennis
Asia

The International Tennis Federation has signed several television rights deals in Asia for Davis and Fed Cup tennis.
Asia

The International Olympic Committee is hoping for a huge jump in television rights-fees from Korea for the 2010 and 2012 Olympics.

Football
Europe

A civil war between two powerful factions in Russian football’s Premier League could threaten the league’s television-rights deals.