Germany
Bundesliga splits up live rights to drive competition
DFL splits live rights into three packages to pressure Sky
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Olympic Games, snooker, Wimbledon, French Open and more
Olympic Games: The International Olympic Committee agreed media-rights deals in France, Germany and Korea for the Olympic Games (see story this issue)
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga and more
Football: Korean media group SBS acquired the rights to the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups in a deal worth between $180m (€124m) and $200m (see story this issue).
Golden Boy to take rights in house from next year
Golden Boy taking over
Big increase for NHL but it ‘could have been bigger’
Five-year deal helps NHL to big increase but 'it could have made more,' one bidder says
IOC ahead in France but down in Germany after long stand-off
IOC up in France and down in Germany after tough talks
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Asian Games, athletics, boxing, darts, golf and more
Asian Games: The organising committee of the 2014 Asian Games signed memorandums of understanding with Korean networks KBS, MBC and SBS, provisionally appointing them as host broadcasters
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Tippeliga and more
Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa
DFL on the way towards target for international rights
Bundesliga achieves rights fees increases taking it closer to €50 million target
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Ice hockey, mixed martial arts, motorsports, sailing and more
Ice Hockey: Internet operator Laola1.tv acquired live rights for the Kontinental Hockey League, streaming its first match on September 15
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football: Euro 2012, Africa Cup of Nations and more
Football: SNTV, the sports news agency operated by the IMG agency and The Associated Press, has acquired non-exclusive news clip rights outside Europe for the Confederation of African Football’s Africa C…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, boxing, ice skating and Le Mans 24 Hours
Basketball: Bwin, the online gaming company, extended its media and marketing rights contract with Fiba, the International Basketball Federation, for four years, from 2011 to 2014
Warren fears for ppv events after Harrison fiasco
Future pay-per-view events could be harmed after Harrison capitulation - Warren
La Liga fourth out of Big Five leagues in rights values
Media rights for Spain's La Liga to hit €588.5 million in 2011-12 season
Surprise Telenet bid knocks rival out of the picture
Telenet secures Belguim's top football league rights with aggressive bid
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: French Open tennis, ATP and WTA tennis, volleyball and more
Tennis: The MP & Silva agency acquired the European rights outside France for the French Open in a five-year deal, from 2012 to 2017, with the Fédération Française de Tennis, the French tennis federation. T
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Badminton, basketball, boxing, cricket, golf, MMA and more
Badminton: Indian sports broadcaster Neo Sports signed a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, for the Badminton World Federation World Superseries, with the global rights-holder, the Malaysia-based Total…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football: German national team, Ligue 1, La Liga, pre-season
Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF renewed their rights for the home matches of the men’s national team, women’s national team, men’s domestic league third-tier (3. Liga