Europe
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
Windfall for Ten as Pakistan and India play cricket
Indian government approves Pakistan cricket matches, Ten looking at as much as $18m ad revenue
Smaller Greek clubs win late deals
State broadcaster offers to buy TV rights, government funding and sponsorship will bring income to last year's level
Sogecable takes over funding of Euro-basketball
Out of court settlement ends Telefónica-Euroleague dispute
Premiere wins World Cup link to Bundesliga deal
Pay TV operator paid more than it wanted to for Bundesliga - €148m - but also reached understanding with rightsholder Infront over World Cup
Why commission policy on TV-rights selling is ‘flawed’
Competition lawyers were not surprised that the commission has taken a different approach to the two leagues, even though European competition commissioner Mario Monti has said that he wanted the commission’s d…
EC’s tough line on UK goes soft for Bundesliga
Bundesliga allowed two extra years to change way it sell rights, EPL forced to make changes from next season