France
England out of step over TV qualifying games
How national football team matches are protected in different European territories
TV is our job, not yours, TV chiefs tell French league
Thiriez, LFP president, defends investigation into viability of league channel
Top clubs will get more power and cash in Europe
Clubs want a joint venture between themselves and Uefa to run the commercial side of club competitions
France considers league channel
The French Ligue de Football Professionnel set up a working party, led by Michèle Cotta, former president of France Télévisions, to look at the possibility of launching its own football channel.
Brussels likely to tell France to cut protected events
List comprises 21 sports events considered to be of “major importance to society”
German, Spanish TV deals confirm the worst for Uefa
Newly signed deals in Spain and Germany confirm that the Uefa Champions League is heading for a major drop in television rights fees in four of Europe’s five major markets.
TV Sports Markets analysis of Champions League viewing in Europe
Champions League television viewing rose by eight per cent across Europe’s top six football television markets this season.
French clubs in TV-cash truce, but fears of split stay
The French football league’s new system for distributing television rights income is a temporary truce that is unlikely to stop the top clubs from pushing to sell their television rights individually.
Change in law will give top French clubs more power
Clubs allowed to include rights as assets on their balance sheets
Berlusconi is double champion
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi won twice over in this year’s Champions League.
Rai’s anger with EBU linked to winter Olympics
Italian state broadcaster threats to renege on agreed contribution to Euro 2004 cost
Basketball ligue opts for more cash but fewer viewers
The French basketball league, Ligue Nationale de Basketball, has negotiated a much improved television rights fee for coverage of the domestic championship.
TF1 ditches world athletics
France Télévisions left footing a hefty production bill
Will exclusivity premiums be accepted by EC?
With British Sky Broadcasting expected to walk away with all the live television rights for the next three-year contract – bids have to be submitted by next Friday, July 11 – there are three key questions:
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Ligue knows it may lose heavily in next rights bids
The French football league has put a brave face on the compromise deal between rival pay-television platforms Canal Plus and Télévision Par Satellite.
Italy stands alone after other leagues drop channel plans
The Italian league appears to be ploughing a surprisingly lonely furrow in setting up its own channel.
Commercial TV set to pounce on EBU broadcasters
Commercial broadcasters in several European countries are planning an onslaught on many of the top sports rights.
Viewers aren’t wild about F1
The changes introduced to Formula 1 this season to make the races more exciting are having a mixed effect on last year’s falling television audiences.