Eastern Europe
DFL rejects higher agency bid to stick with Eurosport
Eurosport extends Bundesliga deal until end of 2014-15 season
Sportfive Courts Nordic-basic tier channels with flexible tender
Nordic region sees most radical Olympic tender process in Europe so far
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Uefa Champions League, Euro 2012 and more
Football: Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League in a three year-deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with Uefa
Mediapro signs early deals in quest for quick cash
Pre-emptive offers from agencies "too good to turn down".
TV RIGHTS CLIPS1: Asian Games, athletics, boxing, cricket and Fifa football
Asian Games: The IEC in Sports agency was appointed to handle worldwide media distribution of the 7th Asian Winter Games by the Games’s organising committee.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Boxing, Formula 1, horse racing, ice hockey, rugby and tennis
Boxing: German commercial broadcaster Prosiebensat
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euroleague basketball, Ligue 1 football and club channels
Basketball: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired a package of rights for the Euroleague in a four-year deal with the Asset Management agency covering the 2010-11 to 2013-14 seasons
Traffic hails ‘massive’ increase in worldwide rights fees for Copa
Big increases in the US and Japan the highlights of a successful round of sales for Traffic Sports.
Canal Plus looks isolated as league rivals join forces
Canal Plus's one-time partner TP joins forces with TVN Group the day before Polish football league tender is released.
Troubled Super Six set for expansion
Boxing promoter Kalle Sauerland plans to launch a cruiserweight version of the Super Six tournament, despite big problems with the current super middleweight event.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: Football, Formula One, US PGA Tour, Olympics and Wimbledon
Football: The MP & Silva agency extended its agreement with Arsenal Broadband Limited, the digital arm of English Premier League club Arsenal, for a further three years, covering the 2013-14 to 2015-16…
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Serie A deals home and away, Premier League and more
Football: Italian league body Lega Calcio agreed a number of rights deals covering the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, cricket, golf, Formula One and World Cup rugby
Basketball: French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus extended its deal with the Euroleague for a further three years, from 2010-11 to 2012-13, paying €880,000 ($1.14m) per year.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Nigeria’s new Premier League deal, Israeli domestic football
Football: Pan-African broadcaster Supersport acquired the Nigerian rights for the English Premier League in a three-year deal, from 2010-11 to 2012-13, worth $110m (€85m).
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: NFL, athletics, cricket, cycling, handball and rugby union deals
American Football: UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 acquired the live rights to all of the NFL’s Sunday night games for the 2010 season.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Euro 2012 qualifier matches, Asia Premier League sales
Football: UK public-service broadcaster BBC Scotland acquired live television rights for Scotland’s four away fixtures in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, concluding against Spain in October 2011.
Qualifier prices squeezed despite strong audiences
Fees dropped in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Romania, Greece and Belgium, have all dropped in comparison to what was paid for away qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, basketball, cricket, handball and tennis
Football: Romanian telecoms operator Romtelecom acquired the rights for eight live World Cup group stage matches and delayed rights for 44 other games in a deal with public-service broadcaster TVR, paying…