Germany
Kabel Deutschland retreats from pay-TV rights war
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland says that it is no longer interested in acquiring content rights.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: NFL, cricket, handball, tennis, golf and more
American Football: UK pay-operator British Sky Broadcasting acquired the UK and Ireland rights for the National Football League in a four-year deal from 2007-08 to 2010-11.
Eurosport goes German for Euro-handball
Eurosport acquired the German rights for handball’s Champions League in what is a rare departure from its pan-European acquisition strategy.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Boxing, basketball, winter sports and more
Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the rights for the next four fights of Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko in a deal with the Sportfive agency worth €10m (£6.8m).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Japanese and other football, golf and tennis
Football: Japanese pay-television operator J Sports acquired the rights to Japan’s top-tier J-League in a five-year deal from 2007 to 2011.
Poor viewing won’t help Euro athletics lift fees
Poor viewing for the European athletics championships in Gothenburg will not help the European Athletics Association get the fee increase it is trying to get.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, basketball, golf and surfing
Football: Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP acquired the rights to the national team’s Euro 2008 home qualifiers and friendlies in a two-year deal, 2006-07 to 2007-08, with the Olivedesportos agency
Sportfive success in Italy may be hard act to follow
The Sportfive agency faces difficult talks in the remaining four big European markets where it has yet to sell the rights for football’s 2008 European Championship.
Arena deals make life even harder for Premiere
German pay-television operator Premiere is set to lose further ground with the loss of more sports rights contracts to Arena.
Reports from Sportel Monaco 2007
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Six Nations, Formula One, golf, basketball, cricket
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Bundesliga, CAF, Euro 2008 and other football
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, ice-hockey, volleyball and more
Football: Spanish agency Mediapro made a seven-year offer worth €1.19bn (£815m), or €170m a season, for the television rights to Spanish Primera Liga club Real Madrid covering the seasons from 2008-09 to 2014-15.
Tour audiences hit by heat, dope and no Armstrong
High-profile doping scandals hit television viewing for this year’s Tour de France.
Gothenburg must do well if rights fees are to rise
The European Athletics Championships will need to get good ratings if the European Athletics Association is to get an increase in television rights fees.
Kirch’s empire strikes back but is DFL deal guaranteed?
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Ice skating, ice hockey, boxing, futsal and more
Athletics report shows TV viewing on five-year slide
Audience of 230 million in Europe