Germany
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Tennis, golf, athletics, motorsport and others
Tennis: Asian broadcaster Ten Sports sublicensed coverage of the finals of this year’s French Open tournament to rival pay-operator Zee Sports.
F1 viewing falls in UK despite new star Hamilton
German viewing also falls, Spain and Italy see audiences rise
RTL seeks early deal on F1, despite Schumacher risk
How the big five leagues handle TV production
Golden League doesn’t glisten for UK and Italy
The revamped Golden League athletics series has still to win television coverage in two of Europe’s top five television markets.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, Euro, Copa and other football
New channels drive golf fees in Europe and Asia.
Pay-television newcomers Setanta in the UK and Arena in Germany are bidding strongly for US golf rights against the established pay-operators in their countries.
League ends row over ‘selling same TV rights twice’
The German football league this week ended its acrimonious dispute with Deutsche Telekom over the telecom company’s plan to use its Bundesliga internet rights to reach cable and satellite television sets.
TV asked to increase bids as athletics rights fees plunge
German handball set to switch to pay-TV cash
The German Handball League is set to win a big increase in its television rights fees if it accepts an offer by Premiere.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, rugby league, netball and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football in the Americas, Europe; rugby union
UK, Italian viewers up for the Cup, but not Germans
Sportfive expands live web and plans TV channel launch
Why Premiere put Champions in bigger window
High-flying Unity attracts Liberty’s attention
Bundesliga has hard job ending TV rights crisis
German football’s Bundesliga is facing an unprecedented row over the sale of its television rights.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Spanish World Cup deal and others
Football: New Spanish commercial channel La Sexta, which launched last week, acquired the rights to this year’s World Cup.