France
TV Rights Deals 1: 2010 World Cup, Uefa and other deals
TV Rights Deals 2: Cricket, handball, Olympics, tennis and college sport deals
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Mixed results for Champions League despite dream final
The cumulative average television audience across the big five European markets for this season’s Champions League final was 27 per cent up on the final in 2007-08.
TV Rights Deals 1: Football: La Liga, Champions League and Bundesliga deals
Euroleague nets increased fees to beat global market blues
The European basketball league managed a 24-per-cent increase in television revenues this season and is optimistic of further growth next season.
TV Rights Deals 2: World Athletics Series, Tour de France, US PGA Tour, tennis
Bernie’s timely TV changes
The decision to move the Australian and Malaysian Formula One grands prix to later timeslots for the benefit of European television audiences has paid off.
FASTRACK
TV Rights Deals 2: Rugby World Cup 2011, baseball, cricket, golf and more
Ligue 1 returns to Asia for phase two
RTÉ standing tall as Irish Grand Slam breaks TV records
Ireland’s first Grand Slam victory since 1948 helped rugby union Six Nations broadcasters in Ireland and the UK post record television audiences for the 2009 championship.
Orange Sport strategy under threat
TV Rights Deals 1: Football World Cup, European, African and Brazilian deals
TV Rights Deals 2: Athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, F1, motorsport and rugby
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Show me the money: the Top 10 deals of 2008
New domestic deals for two of Europe’s top five football leagues accounted for two of the three biggest television rights contracts signed in 2008.