Belgium
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.
Sportfive: We’ll prove our worth in competitive market
How national leagues are increasing role and TV fees
Eight of the world’s Top 10 leagues for domestic audiovisual revenue are European and two Latin American, according to a new report comparing rights deals by TV Sports Markets.
Match-by-match route to disaster
The Belgian football association's decision to sell the Flemish television rights of national team matches on a match-by-match basis has spectacularly backfired.
Tour audiences hit by heat, dope and no Armstrong
High-profile doping scandals hit television viewing for this year’s Tour de France.
Euro costs the world
Serie A fees rise, but big jump must wait for next time
MP & Silva, Sportfive and Rai Trade agencies estimated to have brought in about €100 million overall for 2007-08 season
Ad growth drives new media
English Premier League to receive £74 million over three years from sale of mobile and internet clip rights