Germany
Live Bundesliga fees to fall, despite option prices
Premier Chief Executive Kofler expects hefty fall, after big drop in fee for highlights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, speedway, boxing and more
German agency Infront Sports agreed a one-year deal for Bundesliga rights with a group comrising EM
Top TV Sports programmes in Europe
Football and winter sports dominate European sports viewing in the TV Sports Markets’ survey for March.
ARD set to split and reprieve sports agency
SportA, the troubled sports rights agency of Germany’s public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, has won a reprieve.
ARD set to restore pride with deal
ARD is the favourite to acquire the primary highlights rights for the Bundesliga.
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.
Hard-headed RTL tests its nose
German commercial broadcaster RTL is close to agreeing a deal for the rights to motorcycling’s MotoGP championship.
RTL wins right to sell on unwanted Euro Cup games
Team has been forced into a potentially damaging compromise deal with RTL over the German broadcaster’s treatment of the rest of this season’s tournament.
TV talks may thwart EC aims
Informal talks between broadcasters in Italy and Germany over the rights for the Uefa Champions League have raised the spectre of possible collusion over bids.
Top TV Sports programmes in Europe
As the winter sports’ season comes to a close, a number of events dominated TV Sports Markets analysis of European viewing for February
SportA decision delayed as Infront turns down ISPR
The future of two established German sports rights agencies, SportA and ISPR, is still in doubt.
New superleague is TV success, says Nations Cup
The international equestrian federation’s revamp of the sport’s national team competition appears to have been highly successful.
Revamped F1 gets mixed reception
Audiences for the first round of the Formula 1 World Championship plummeted in three of the top four European markets.
Top TV Sports programmes in Europe
With European football taking its mid-season break, the TV Sports Markets European survey for January shows top winter sports events dominating the tables.
How the strong get stronger from secret TV deals
Bayern Munich’s secret television deal with the now-defunct Kirch Gruppe may be the most dramatic example of an unorthodox rights deal but it is merely the tip of the iceberg.
Uefa may have to take huge cuts in German TV fees
Lack of competition among German broadcasters could lead to Uefa taking at least a 50-per-cent cut in television rights income from its next Champions League deal.