Germany

Demands by the big news agencies for greater news access to sports events looks set to lead to a major row involving sports rights-holders, sports agencies and the EC.
Minor Sports

The success of the World Rally Championship’s plan to provide live coverage of the event this year is likely to determine the long-term future of the series.

Football

Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD/ZDF acquired the rights for German national team-matches and first-pick matches of the DFB Cup knockout competition in a three-year deal from 2009-10 to…
Football

The German football league’s attempts to shake up a market still dominated by pay-broadcaster Premiere for the next Bundesliga deal have been praised by independent observers.
Football

Microsoft bid as new era beckons Norwegian football
Football

Football:  German pay-television broadcaster Premiere acquired the rights for German football’s Bundesliga for the next two seasons paying €355m (£235 million) – €175m for 2004-05 and €180m for 2005-06…
Football

Incumbent Premiere's lower offer chosen over bigger, but more financially risky ProSiebenSat.1 offer
Athletics

Football’s European Championship in Portugal dominated sports viewing across Europe in June.

The decision to turn the European touring car championship into a world series has been welcomed by motorsport observers.

Football

Football’s Euro 2004 championship was a big hit with television audiences across Europe.

The European Commission has opened an investigation into the way that the International Olympic Committee awarded the media rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games to the EBU.

Equestrian

The UK round of showjumping’s Samsung Super League will have no coverage on the country's terrestrial television.

Football

Football: German pay-televison broadcaster Premiere is set to sign a two-year deal, said to be worth €350m (£235m), with the Deutsche Fussball Liga for football’s Bundesliga.  Th

The European Broadcasting Union faced strong competition for the Olympics television rights, particularly in Germany.

The European Broadcasting Union’s deal for the media rights for the Olympic Games of 2010 and 2012 could face legal challenges from two losing bidders.

German commercial broadcaster wants to become home of motorsport on television
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?