Belgium
Never mind Italy, leagues like plan for own channels
But failure of Gioco Calcio, with latest Serie A defections to Sky Italia, calls into question how serious an alternative league channels are
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby league, motorcycling, golf, tennis
EBU renews Tour rights in big year for cycling
State broadcaster launches summer sports channel
League in battle to drop option on matching-rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, Formula 1, horseracing and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf, cricket, hockey and boxing
TV doubles fee to renew Formula 1
Commercial TV gets revenge with World Cup win
League hopes changing market will increase fees
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Cricket, curling and more
Cricket: Asian broadcaster Ten Sports is set to acquire the worldwide rights to international cricket in Sri Lanka in a four-year deal, from 2005 to 2008.
SBS buys sport in battle with passing Sporza
Belgian commercial channel VT4, owned by SBS Broadcasting, is setting up a sports department
Difficult times await Pro Ligue
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Indian cricket, golf, darts and mobile deals
Cricket: The Nimbus Sport agency acquired the worldwide television rights to cricket in India in a four-year deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Analysts shrug off low signings by ADSL services
Year-end subscriber figures for football-driven pay-television over telephone networks in Europe will neither excite the enthusiasts nor worry traditional television.
Roulette wheel spins good draw for agencies
Sportfive, Kentaro, IMG get plenty of ties against the big five teams; Infront do not fare so well
Top Belgian clubs to use TV talks in power struggle
An internal power struggle between a handful of top clubs is complicating the Belgian domestic football league’s planning for its next television rights deal.
Premier League heading for $1bn fees from rest of world
English football’s Premier League began its international audiovisual rights sales in dramatic style with massive first-round awards in three of its most competitive markets.