Australia
Only a decent TV deal can save British Open
A show of sporting solidarity by world's top squash players saved this year's event, after prize money fell to half last year's level
Australia likely to de-list overseas cricket tours
Not enough free-to-air coverage could result in delisting pushed for by Foxtel
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Boxing, football, golf and more
A rematch between boxers Oscar de la Hoya and Shane Mosley for the WBC and WBA super welterweight world titles is set to go ahead after US pay-television network HBO offered Mosley a greater share of pay-per-view…
Now all Socceroos have to do is find opponents and win
The performance of Australia’s national football team will be a key factor in determining whether the resurgence of Soccer Australia.
Forget cricket, Ciclitira banks all on Asian golf
David Ciclitira, former Chairman of World Sport Group, talked this week about how the financially-troubled agency split into two.
Masters expands world coverage
Fifty broadcasters around the world will show the tennis’s Masters series this year.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf, tennis and more
Spanish Primera Liga football club Atletico Madrid opted out of its collective-selling deal with other clubs to sign a €52m (£34m) deal with Audiovisual Sport, the rights-pooling company for pay-opera-ors So…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: DFB deals, Ligue 1, Football League, Serie A
Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD/ZDF acquired the rights for German national team-matches and first-pick matches of the DFB Cup knockout competition in a three-year deal from 2009-10 to…
Agencies, TV bid for ‘new’ rights
Men's and women's national team, national underage teams, and domestic league rights on market
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1:Cricket, football and baseball
Cricket: Indian state broadcaster Doordarshan said that it would look to share the rights to Indian cricket if it failed to retain its exclusive contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby, cricket, hockey and more
Football: Five Italian Serie A clubs sold the rights for their remaining home games of the season to pay-operator Sky Italia in deals worth between €300,000 (£201,000) and €350,000 a match. Th
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Olympics and more
Football: English football’s Premier League began the sales for its next round of international television rights, covering the three-year period from 2004-05 to 2006-07).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, baseball, snooker and more
Football: Irish pay-per-view broad-caster Setanta signed a four-year, £35m (€52m) deal with the Scottish Premier League. The deal will run from 2004-05 to 2007-08. Se
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby league, motorcycling, golf, tennis
Football: UK commercial broadcaster ITV said that it was interested in acquiring a package of eight live Premier League matches a season from satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting as long as the…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, horseracing, Formula 1 and more
Football: Portuguese state broadcaster RTP completed the sublicensing of 19 of the 31 matches in this year’s football European Championship to rival commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI (TV Sports Markets 7…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tour de France, boxing, Formula 1 and more
Cycling: Italian public-service broadcaster Rai agreed a four-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union, from 2005 to 2008, for coverage of the Tour de France.
Top events draw smaller audiences than last year
The Australian Football League grand final, the climax to the Aussie Rules season, was the most-watched sports event in Australia this year