Europe

Criticism of the list of French protected sports events.

AC Milan has sold its 50 per cent stake in the club's television channel

Clubs from Italy’s Serie A are set for crisis talks

The Six Nations championship boosted television audiences in all participating countries except Italy.

The Belgian football league’s deal with Belgacom was agreed despite a matching-rights option held by the incumbent broadcasters.

Television broadcasters are having difficulty making use of the matching-rights options they negotiated in earlier contracts.

Canal Plus is considering a carriage deal with the direct-to-home satellite platform of its main rival, Viasat.

The viewing figures for British Sky Broadcasting’s live coverage of Premier League matches have taken on an added importance.

The Champions League incumbent broadcasters in Turkey and Portugal have to pay more than last time to hang on to their rights.

Yahoo and Microsoft’s MSN are hoping to make a big move into cricket in a bid to target a worldwide Asian audience.

The new television rights deals agreed by the Eredivisie, are a dual gamble

French football’s Ligue 1 rights the most expensive in the world

SBS6 acquired the exclusive rights for all Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands.

Spanish Primera Liga club Real Madrid was the world’s biggest earning club in 2004-05.