Analysis

Shock departure of chief executive of IMG's TWI television division.

Media Partners & Silva set to take a long-term stranglehold on the international rights of Serie A clubs.

Talpa signs deal for Dutch national football team away qualifiers.

The Sportfive agency acquired the rights for the 2007 and 2009 World Handball Championships.

RTL sold on the rights for one of this year’s World Cup ski-jumping events after a row with the FIS

Proposal for alternative international-cricket schedule.

Rai set to acquire rights for Euro 2008 from Sportfive.

Audiences fall in 17 out of 19 European markets.

Shock award of international media rights for German league football

France, Italy, UK and Nordic region the only European territories covered so far.

TV2 resurrects plan to launch premium pay-channel.

Ten Sports have 55-per-cent share of sports channel audience in cable and satellite homes.

Sky Italia to re-launch digital multi-channel coverage this season.

Terrestrial television viewing of sport had a good year in 2004

Versatel has jumped into the vanguard of an emerging movement by telecoms companies to seriously challenge broadcasters for live television rights.

France Télévisions believe that FIS must change to interest broadcasters.

Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting from 2007 season.

Analysts claim that Australian commercial broadcasters Seven and Ten overpaid for Australian Football League rights