Americas
High-rated Nascar looks for big rise in TV rights fees
Nascar will get a big increase in television rights fees
TV fails to make use of options for matching rights
Television broadcasters are having difficulty making use of the matching-rights options they negotiated in earlier contracts.
Baseball leaves it late to win decent rights-fee increase
Major League Baseball may have left negotiations with the US television networks too late to sell its main rights package for an increased fee.
TV rights 2: Indian cricket, golf, darts and mobile deals
Darts hits bullseye with record
SBS6 acquired the exclusive rights for all Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands.
TV rights 2: African Nations Cup football, handball and more
TV rights 1: Euro 2008, other football, tennis and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tennis, skiing, boxing, darts, athletics and more
Tennis: Pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster Eurosport extended its deal for coverage of the Australian Open for a further four years, from 2008 to 2011. Eurosport will also be the distribution agent for the media rights across Europe. The rights were previously held by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella group representing the region’s public-service broadcasters.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Golf, Aussie Rules, ice-hockey, football and more
Golf: The US PGA Tour signed new six-year deals with the CBS and NBC networks, from 2007 to 2012.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Bundesliga, American football, tennis and more
Football: The German Football League awarded the rights for the Bundesliga in several three-year deals covering 2006-07 to 2008-09.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: F1, Asian Games and more
• Formula One: German free-to-air sports broadcaster DSF acquired a package of Formula One rights for the 2007 season.
Ecclestone finally takes over production of main F1 signal
Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting of Formula One series from this season.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, football, golf
Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.
Telefónica may seek to end rights stranglehold
Deadlock in Argentine football rights talks could be broken by entry of new player.
‘Loss of nerve’ leads Octagon to IMG
Big gamble on Indian cricket
$612 million deal signed by the Nimbus Sport agency for worldwide television rights for cricket played in India is looking increasingly risky.
Sportfive works on EBU members
Uefa's stumbling block in rights negotions for Euro 2008
IOC takes tough stance over winning Olympic archives
The International Olympic Committee in major dispute with US television network ABC