Americas

Football: The German Football League awarded the rights for the Bundesliga in several three-year deals covering 2006-07 to 2008-09.

• Formula One: German free-to-air sports broadcaster DSF acquired a package of Formula One rights for the 2007 season.

Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting of Formula One series from this season.

Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.

Deadlock in Argentine football rights talks could be broken by entry of new player.

Television rights division snapped up by rival IMG

$612 million deal signed by the Nimbus Sport agency for worldwide television rights for cricket played in India is looking increasingly risky.

Uefa's stumbling block in rights negotions for Euro 2008

The International Olympic Committee in major dispute with US television network ABC

US television networks HBO, Showtime and ESPN set to increase amount of boxing shown