Europe
Rivals react to Sky growth with new football offers
BSkyB subscribers increase by 77,000 as last quarter sees pay-television growth in three of five European markets
Doing well should lift TV fees
World Cup winners Italy could get a 20-per-cent increase in television-rights fees.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: boxing, basketball, cricket, athletics and more
Boxing: German public-service broadcaster ARD acquired the rights for a minimum 12 fights a year from Sauerland Promotions in a four-year deal, 2008 to 2011, renewing a previous contract
ICC waits on Indian ruling
India to be carved out of ICC-IMG deal due next week
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, Danish, Irish and French football
Football: Japanese pay-operator Wowow and commercial broadcaster TBS acquired the rights for all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency on behalf of Uefa
ASO’s tough stance on drugs won’t stop fees falling
German audiences crash, but ratings in France hold up
Rai rapped for mini-spots again
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai was last month fined €230,000
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Golf, football, horseracing, basketball and more
Golf: UK pay-broadcaster Setanta acquired the rights to the US PGA Tour in a six-year deal, from 2007 to 2012.
Four Hills hit highs despite bad weather
Finnish viewing figures for ski-jumping’s blue-riband Four Hills tournament soared
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: European football, badminton, more tennis
Football: Spanish agency Mediapro signed a deal worth close to €100m (£68m) per season from 2009-10 to 2013-14, for the television rights of the G-30, the group of 25 first and second division Liga fo…
ARD holds on to big-rating Valuev
German public service broadcaster ARD renewed its deal for Sauerland Promotions boxing fights
Huge audiences but not as good as Euro 2004 in UK, Germany
The 2006 World Cup in Germany is on course to break television viewing records.
Canal Plus in contract row over Swedish expansion
The expansion this season of Sweden’s top-flight football league, the Allsvenskan, from 14 to 16 clubs, has caused friction between the existing television-rights holders and the Kentaro agency
Serie A to follow Premier League’s recipe for success
The Italian football league, Lega Calcio, is planning radical changes to how Serie A matches are broadcast
Ratings will help boost rights fee for French rugby
French rugby union’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby expects to bring in an increased fee for the next period of television rights starting in the 2007-08 season.
Booming handball helps Sportfive earn German rise
Huge television audiences for 2007 World Championship encourage competition between broadcasters
Wimbledon wins, le Tour loses viewers
The finals of the Wimbledon tennis championship drew good television audiences in many of the sport’s top European markets last weekend.
Modern Times finally ends handball freeze
Pay-television operator Modern Times Group has for the first time acquired television rights for Denmark’s popular domestic handball leagues.