Europe

Football
Asia

TVE fights to keep hold of Masters ... Rally wants more UK exposure; Zee spree for Ten Action ... Lega looks for Coppa bidders.

Football
Europe

Lega Calcio gives in to club demands for direct payments from broadcasters, and fees will be split as per last season.

Boxing
Asia

Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the exclusive rights for the next five fights of the Klitschko brothers, Vladimir and Vitali, in a deal with the Klitschko Management Group worth a reported…
Football
Albania

Football: Nepalese media buying agency Media Hub Private Limited acquired the rights in Nepal for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in a deal with ESPN Star Sports
Football
Europe

The Italian football federation is confident that it can maintain or increase the value of its domestic television rights over the next four years despite its only realistic buyer – state broadcaster R…
Football
Europe

Sky, showing matches from all 20 teams, had an average match audience 8 per cent lower than Mediaset, which discriminated in its choice of match.
Football
United Kingdom

Manchester United now has less than four weeks to negotiate a new distribution network for its MUTV club channel.

Football
Albania

BSkyB picks up England games; League solves Eastern problems; Romanian dilemma for Ecclestone; Sportschau ratings hold, share slips
Football
Europe

First Saturday Champions League final fails to pull in families and is a ratings flop in two of Europe's big five markets.

Football
United Kingdom

Premier League chief Richard Scudamore speaks exclusively to TV Sports Markets on the league's rights-selling strategy.

Athletics
Africa

Athletics: UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the exclusive live television and internet rights for the Diamond League in a five-year deal brokered by the IMG agency
Football
Asia

Football: Singapore telecoms companies Starhub and SingTel acquired the rights for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in non-exclusive deals worth about $17m (€13m), brokered by the Football Media Services agency.
Basketball
Europe

Romanian pay platform Boom is fighting to keep sports rights after its parent company entered administration.
Denmark

Telenor has taken a 35-per-cent stake in TV4's Canal Plus premium channels.

Football
Denmark

Canal Plus lands deals for Euro 2012 tournament and qualifiers, Serie A and Eredivisie, among others, but Premier League loss leaves a big hole in offering.
Football
Europe

German commercial broadcaster pleased with audiences in first season of "too expensive" deal.

Football
Europe

MCS "hurt and angry" by Ligue rights refusal
Football
Europe

Competitive season draws bigger audiences for Premier League coverage on BSkyB and BBC, but ESPN's look to be stagnating already.