France

Football

Broadcasters able to outgun the agencies in head-to-head competition, helping the Premier League bring in hugely increased revenue
American Football

Football: English football’s Premier League began the sales for its next round of international television rights, covering the three-year period from 2004-05 to 2006-07). 
Football

But failure of Gioco Calcio, with latest Serie A defections to Sky Italia, calls into question how serious an alternative league channels are

Football

New American private-equity owner has the financial muscle to back bids for top football, but does it have the will?

Football

Rights sales process up and running with auctions in different territories
Cricket

Rugby Union:  The BBC extended its deal for rugby union’s Six Nations Championship for a further four years, from 2006 to 2009.  The deal includes radio, television and internet rights.  T
Football

Huge difference in valuations indicate that a deal with ARD and ZDF for all 40 matches is unlikely
Football

Government decree to pave way for Canal Plus bid
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Football: German sports agency Infront did not take-up its €595m (£412m) option for the Deutsche Fussball Liga rights for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons, failing to reach agreement over price. 
Cricket

Football: French pay-broadcaster Canal Plus acquired the exclusive live rights and a highlights package for the French football league in a three-year deal

Football

French pay-broadcaster Canal Plus is considering launching a legal challenge to TF1’s controversial one-year extension of a deal for French football internationals.
Football

Most analysts believe that the loss of league rights will cost TPS up to about 130,000 of its
Football

Commentators say Canal Plus’s €1.8 billion Ligue deal is not viable

Football

TWI is understood to have paid only $2 million a year for the international rights of the French Ligue 1.

Football

French commercial broadcaster TF1 and the French Football Federation could be forced to scrap a controversial one-year extension to their deal for the rights for French football internationals.
Football

Commercial broadcasters have questioned the effectiveness of the rights sublicensing scheme drawn up to placate the European Commission by the EBU.

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Handball: Danish public-service broadcaster Danmarks Radio acquired the rights to both men’s and women’s Champions League competitions from the European Handball Federation in a five-year deal, from 2006-07 to 2010-11.

Football

UK broadcaster Channel 4 says that it is not taking a gamble in broadcasting French Ligue 1 football