Europe
A dream come true for league?
NTL may bid for four of the six live television rights packages of English football’s Premier League.
Premiere top of united market
Wide-ranging distribution deal agreed with Unity Media
Surprise bidder makes up for no-show channel
Bidding for Polish football league’s television and internet rights has thrown up surprises
TF1 faces hard job making pay-TV work in Turkey
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has joined forces with Turkey’s biggest media company
Premiere flotation needs to fund next bid for Bundesliga
Premiere dependent on money raised by flotation
TV rights-holders keep up attacks on league tender
Belgian broadcasters refuse to rule out taking legal action
TV Rights Clips 2: Motorsport, baseball, cricket and new media
TV rights 1: football, golf and Commonwealth Games
Watchdog says France’s list could harm pay-TV
Criticism of the list of French protected sports events.
AC Milan sells stake in channel
AC Milan has sold its 50 per cent stake in the club's television channel
Serie A clubs say low cost ppv will be disastrous
Clubs from Italy’s Serie A are set for crisis talks
Tight competition for Six Nations
The Six Nations championship boosted television audiences in all participating countries except Italy.
Strange case of Belgian TV option
The Belgian football league’s deal with Belgacom was agreed despite a matching-rights option held by the incumbent broadcasters.
TV fails to make use of options for matching rights
Television broadcasters are having difficulty making use of the matching-rights options they negotiated in earlier contracts.
Canal Plus may give up old habits for Modern Times
Canal Plus is considering a carriage deal with the direct-to-home satellite platform of its main rival, Viasat.
Rights bidders must study league time-slot viewing
The viewing figures for British Sky Broadcasting’s live coverage of Premier League matches have taken on an added importance.
Why Star couldn’t afford to lose Champions rights
The Champions League incumbent broadcasters in Turkey and Portugal have to pay more than last time to hang on to their rights.
Yahoo and MSN play for cricket
Yahoo and Microsoft’s MSN are hoping to make a big move into cricket in a bid to target a worldwide Asian audience.