France

“Wanted: Chief executive for major worldwide sports agency with very good businesses in France and Germany.  French and German nationals need not apply.”
American Football

American football:  US network NBC acquired the so-called “network package” of American football’s National Football League rights, the main package of 23 matches per season, paying $600m (£316m/€465m) a year ov…
Football

The French football league’s tender for the next League Cup insists upon free-to-air civerage
Football

Competition for the live rights for Italy’s Serie A football

French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has launched a digital terrestrial channel, France 4
Handball

The rights for French handball’s top properties have been put out for tender

Football

Initial investigations into French football television-rights deals find various irregularities
Football

Eurosport also in the running
Football

£3 million per year bid for English Premier League rights, compared to £9 million per year under existing deal
Baseball

Commonwealth Games:  UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the rights to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in a deal with the Fastrack agency, which is selling the rights on behalf of the organisers.

Cricket

Cricket:  Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan was awarded the domestic rights to the upcoming India v Pakistan series by the Madras High Court, which was ruling on the case brought by Indian broadcaster Zee Telefilms.

Rugby Union

Rugby union’s Six Nations has secured significant rights fee increases

Football

French commercial broadcaster TF1 wants to renegotiate its highlights deal with the French football league

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has joined forces with Turkey’s biggest media company

Baseball

Motorsport: German pay-broad-caster Premiere acquired the exclusive live rights for motor racing’s Nascar and Indycar series for the 2006 season.
Football

·   Football: The Dentsu and Infront agencies acquired the Rest of Asia rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups in a deal with Fifa, football’s world governing body.  De

Criticism of the list of French protected sports events.

Rugby Union

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