Europe
Ice federation has to take cut in TV cash and coverage
France Télévisions will pay only a third of the present rights fee
Infront sues Kirch over Bundesliga
Infront alleges that agency formed by Kirchmedia creditors to handle the Bundesliga rights was insolvent at the time it was sold
Nordic Canal Plus regains football, renews ice hockey
Pay and ppv Allsvenskan rights secured for two years
NOS wins no-option World Cup
Failure by Holland to qualify could cost NOS €8m
Why 3G rights ownership will be a hot debate
Clubs argue that 3G rights are not covered by law giving federation control of media rights
German screens blacked out for Spanish Liga
MediaPro pulls plug on DSF halfway through first match
Spanish league gets off to a healthy TV start
First 11 matches get 4.17m average audience
RTVE still in search of deal for Liga
Broadcaster cannot agree fee with regional broadcasting organisation
Rally plans more live TV as rights deal looks close
Three rallies to be shown live, despite uninspiring viewing figures
Collapse of UPC-Canal Plus deal is bad for both sides
UPC will have to delay plans to launch sports channel in Netherlands
Rejected agency sues league
Rejected agency sues Primera Liga and Sogecable
Italian clubs’ TV channel in last-ditch bid to stay alive
Clubs need €10 m immediately to pay their players
Juventus: End charity for Serie B
Antonio Giraudo, managing director of Serie A champions Juventus, this week called for radical changes to the structures of Italian football which he said had become “ungovernable”. T
Francia sacked as Rai head of sport
Paolo Francia unexpectedly lost his job as head of sport at Italian state broadcaster Rai this week to Rai’s veteran football presenter and former head of sport, Fabrizio Maffei.
Changing BSkyB in tough meeting
James Murdoch, younger son of News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, was named the new chief executive of UK satellite operator British Sky Broadcasting, in which Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation h…
Why competition for Premier’s Irish rights was muted
RTE and Setanta beat modest bid from TV3
ERT loses rights for international team for first time
Mega bid brings 19-per-cent rights fee increase
After BSkyB, Euro rugby talks to Canal Plus
Heineken Cup could be broadcast on pay-TV in France for first time