Germany
How World Cup smashed viewing records in Europe
Television viewing for the 2006 World Cup in Germany smashed viewing records in several countries in Europe and elsewhere.
Rivals react to Sky growth with new football offers
BSkyB subscribers increase by 77,000 as last quarter sees pay-television growth in three of five European markets
Doing well should lift TV fees
World Cup winners Italy could get a 20-per-cent increase in television-rights fees.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: boxing, basketball, cricket, athletics and more
Boxing: German public-service broadcaster ARD acquired the rights for a minimum 12 fights a year from Sauerland Promotions in a four-year deal, 2008 to 2011, renewing a previous contract
ASO’s tough stance on drugs won’t stop fees falling
German audiences crash, but ratings in France hold up
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: European football, badminton, more tennis
Football: Spanish agency Mediapro signed a deal worth close to €100m (£68m) per season from 2009-10 to 2013-14, for the television rights of the G-30, the group of 25 first and second division Liga fo…
ARD holds on to big-rating Valuev
German public service broadcaster ARD renewed its deal for Sauerland Promotions boxing fights
Huge audiences but not as good as Euro 2004 in UK, Germany
The 2006 World Cup in Germany is on course to break television viewing records.
Booming handball helps Sportfive earn German rise
Huge television audiences for 2007 World Championship encourage competition between broadcasters
Wimbledon wins, le Tour loses viewers
The finals of the Wimbledon tennis championship drew good television audiences in many of the sport’s top European markets last weekend.
Recovering Premiere surrenders Champions exclusivity
Sat.1 to show first-choice Wednesday matches, observers question incentive for fans to pay for more
Premiere scarred but back on top after short rivalry
Closure of Unity Media's Arena pay sports channel leaves Premiere the only obvious contender for Bundesliga rights
French, German league football will top 2008 list
A new deal for French Ligue 1 football is likely to be the biggest television-rights deal of 2008
NBA, Kirch and UK the biggest TV payers in 2007
The NBA’s renewal of its domestic television rights deals was the largest broadcast rights deal agreed in 2007
Murdoch plays on Kirch nerves with shock return to Premiere
Rupert Murdoch’s surprise acquisition of a stake in German pay-television platform Premiere is bad news for media entrepreneur Leo Kirch
Football TV revolution brings seismic shift in top markets
Impending closure of German cable channel and collapse of Spanish
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: NBA, Euro 2008, French, Spanish, Italian football
Basketball: US Disney-owned broadcasters ABC and ESPN and Time Warner’s Turner Sports extended their deals with the National Basketball Association for a further eight years from 2008-09 to 2015-16.
Germany and UK find life is cheaper without EBU
Public service broadcasters paying less for Euro 2008 rights