Europe
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tennis, skiing, boxing, darts, athletics and more
Tennis: Pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster Eurosport extended its deal for coverage of the Australian Open for a further four years, from 2008 to 2011. Eurosport will also be the distribution agent for the media rights across Europe. The rights were previously held by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella group representing the region’s public-service broadcasters.
Wanted: Deals for 2014 World Cup
France, Italy, UK and Nordic region the only European territories covered so far.
Are there enough rights for planned sports channel?
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Golf, Aussie Rules, ice-hockey, football and more
Golf: The US PGA Tour signed new six-year deals with the CBS and NBC networks, from 2007 to 2012.
Sky to bring back multi-channel F1
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Bundesliga, American football, tennis and more
Football: The German Football League awarded the rights for the Bundesliga in several three-year deals covering 2006-07 to 2008-09.
TV sport had a good 2004
Terrestrial television viewing of sport had a good year in 2004
ADSL warning for pay-TV as first big rights deal is won
Versatel has jumped into the vanguard of an emerging movement by telecoms companies to seriously challenge broadcasters for live television rights.
Skiing ‘must adapt’ to win over TV and viewers
France Télévisions believe that FIS must change to interest broadcasters.
Ecclestone finally takes over production of main F1 signal
Italy rights law ‘good for all’
TV Sports Markets goes to Electric Word in double sale
TV Sports Markets has a new owner.
Ups and downs of mixed year for UK Sports
UK broadcasters experience a mixed 2005 for television-sport viewing.
Shock German rights award shows old certainties dying
Victory for three small German cable operators in Bundesliga rights battle.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: F1, Asian Games and more
• Formula One: German free-to-air sports broadcaster DSF acquired a package of Formula One rights for the 2007 season.
Ecclestone finally takes over production of main F1 signal
Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting of Formula One series from this season.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, football, golf
Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.
Rai fashionably late for skiing’s big party
EBU set to get money back for Italian skiing rights.