Czech Republic

Cricket
Czech Republic

Cricket:  The Board of Control for Cricket in India, after extensive legal wrangles, finally signed a deal for the Indian rights to the three tours taking place this year, a four-Test series against Australia, a two-Test series against South Africa and a one-off one-day international against Pakistan, with state broadcaster Doordarshan.

Football
Austria

Infront, and other suitors, did not like the rights guarantees ISPR had committed to
Austria

The Turin Winter Olympics attracted impressive audiences to European public-service broadcasters.

Football
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic’s victory in the final of last year’s ice hockey World Championship attracted the country’s top sports television audience in 2005.

Football
Albania

Sportfive, Kentaro, IMG get plenty of ties against the big five teams; Infront do not fare so well

Basketball
Asia

Bobsleigh/Skeleton: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for the men’s and women’s bobsleigh and skeleton World Cups and World Championships for the three years from 2006-07 to …
Boxing
Czech Republic

Boxing website SecondsOut.com is close to tying up rights deals with top US and European promoters to show fights on internet pay-per-view.

Basketball
Argentina

Golf: UK pay-broadcaster Setanta acquired the rights to the US PGA Tour in a six-year deal, from 2007 to 2012.
Czech Republic

acquisition of cable and satellite sports channel Galaxie Sport, the main cable sports channel in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Boxing
Canada

Formula 1: Spanish sports agency Mediapro acquired the rights for Formula 1 in a five-year deal, 2009 to 2013, in a deal thought to be worth about €35m (£24m) a year.
Football
Czech Republic

Czech Television acquired the rights for the Gambrinus Liga, but it is threatening to pull out of the deal unless the football association tackles new corruption accusations.

Football
Czech Republic

Football’s Champions League final was not the only major sporting event in May to attract good viewing for broadcasters around Europe.

Baseball
Asia

Olympics: Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Record acquired the Brazilian media rights across all platforms for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2012 Olympics Games in London in a $60m (£31m/€45m) de…
Austria

German cable company consortium is takeover target for Liberty Global
Football
Asia

Football: Czech commercial broadcaster Prima TV acquired the rights for Euro 2008, paying €4m (£2.6m) in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.
Football
Czech Republic

Sportfive receives 80-per-cent rights fee increase for Euro 2008 rights in Czech Republic
Athletics
Afghanistan

Pan-European broadcaster acquires content specifically for the region for the first time.