Europe

Cycling

EBU membership threatened and other Scandinavian public service broadcasters angered by cost-cutting measures
Football

Football World Cup agency Infront is close to acquiring the Milan-based agency Media Partners in a €130 million cash deal.

Football

IMG, recenlty on the acquisition trail itself, could be a future target for French media group

The International Olympic Committee has enraged broadcasters worldwide by considering extensive changes to the scheduling of events at the Beijing Olympics.

European Commission drops claim that public service broadcasters go beyond their remit by buying and broadcasting sport on an exclusive basis
Australian Rules Football

Ice hockey: Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC retained the rights for live coverage of the US National Hockey League in a six-year deal that will keep its flagship Hockey Night in Canada programme…
Football

Football: UK commercial operator ITV and pay-broadcaster Setanta acquired the rights for the FA Cup knock-out competition and England national team matches in a four-year, £425m (€623m) deal with the En…
Boxing

Viewer numbers fall but audience share increases during unseasonably hot weather
Skiing

Lack of top German competitors has led to a large drop in audiences since last rights sale

Cricket

Tennis: Asian broadcaster Ten Sports sublicensed coverage of the finals of this year’s French Open tournament to rival pay-operator Zee Sports.

Football

Football: Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Cuatro sublicensed the non-exclusive rights to at least seven matches from the upcoming World Cup from rival broadcaster La Sexta in a deal worth €20m (£14m).

Football

Football’s Champions League final was not the only major sporting event in May to attract good viewing for broadcasters around Europe.

Football

Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 has acquired a 51-per-cent stake in cable and satellite channel SportExpressen.f

Handball

Clubs from the Danish women’s handball league are threatening to break away from the domestic and European leagues in a row involving television-rights income.

Football

Broadcasters adjusting bidding tactics to beat BBC and BSkyB

Pay broadcaster needs to quadruple subscriber base to recoup rights fees outlay
Football

Danish regulators act to prevent anti-competitive movements in the television sports market
Football

Pan-Scandinavian broadcaster Modern Times Group has thrown down the gauntlet in Norway