Europe
F1 viewing shows how viewers want home success
Television audiences of the drivers and manufacturers’ home markets reflect rise and fall
F1 lifts fees in four major markets, even flagging Italy
Formula One has signed long-term deals in four major markets – Italy, Brazil, Australia and Russia – securing rights-fee increases across the board.
Rai sues Lega Calcio over award of Serie A rights
Italian state broadcaster Rai has surprised the domestic television and sports market by sticking to its threat
Skiing starts new talks to centralise world cup rights
The Fédération Internationale de Ski, the sport’s world governing body, will try to buy the television rights for each of the national associations
Italian U-turn on joint selling
The Italian antitrust authority has made a historic U-turn on the collective selling of television rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Skiing, cricket, new media
Skiing: Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR acquired the rights for Swiss World Cup events in a four-year deal, 2007-08 to 2010-11, with the Swiss ski federation
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Africa, World Cup, Serie A
Football: African pay-television broadcaster Supersport acquired the rights for the South African Premier Soccer League, the country’s top-tier football league, in a five-year deal, 2007-08 to 2011-12, w…
Historic victory isn’t a turn-on for Spanish viewers
Broadcaster reduces coverage on flagship channel, despite rise of Spanish star
Sponsors cover Serie A gamble
Italian football declining in popularity in the UK
Slow growth keeps Liga off mobiles
Discounted new media rights still on shelf after a year
Sky and Setanta Euro tee-off time
Pay-TV broadcasters keen to win European Tour golf properties
Ligue’s five-year plan to lure telecom bidders
League appeals to competition authorities for permission to sell rights for five years
Canal Plus pays high fee for Serie A
Price forced up by competition from TV4, who buy the rights in Sweden for two seasons
Fifa attracts $4.5bn TV fees for next two World Cups
Deals made directly with broadcasters boost earnings
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: US sports, tennis, cricket, rugby and more
American Football: Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV and cable sports broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet acquired the Canadian rights to NFL football for the three years from 2008 to 2010, paying a combined…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, winter sports and Formula One
Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 confirmed their joint acquisition of the rights for Euro 2008, in a €100m (£68m) deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.
Bore draws stall FA Cup renaissance
Average audiences fall marginally for both BBC and BSkyB
Clubs’ early exit hits French TV’s excellent start
France Télévisions' Heineken Cup audiences still show promise