Czech Republic
Ice-hockey, rugby and handball pull in the viewers
Football’s Champions League final was not the only major sporting event in May to attract good viewing for broadcasters around Europe.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Olympics, cricket, tennis, motorsport and more
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…
High-flying Unity attracts Liberty’s attention
German cable company consortium is takeover target for Liberty Global
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, ice-hockey, golf and Olympic sports
Football: Czech commercial broadcaster Prima TV acquired the rights for Euro 2008, paying €4m (£2.6m) in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.
Czech TV loses rights after Prima surprise bid
Sportfive receives 80-per-cent rights fee increase for Euro 2008 rights in Czech Republic
New rivals force Eurosport into policy change
Pan-European broadcaster acquires content specifically for the region for the first time.