Germany
Bernie’s timely TV changes
The decision to move the Australian and Malaysian Formula One grands prix to later timeslots for the benefit of European television audiences has paid off.
RTL waits for worlds – but agency battles come first
ARD and ZDF went unchallenged in extending their deal for handball’s European Championships this month, with commercial rival RTL deciding to concentrate instead on bidding for the World Championships in 2011.
TV Rights Deals 2: Rugby World Cup 2011, baseball, cricket, golf and more
TV Rights Deals 1: Bundesliga, La Liga, Uefa club deals and more
IBU resists lure of agency money to stay faithful to EBU
The IBU said that it was “an easy decision” to turn down an increase in rights fee in order to remain with its long-term partner, the EBU.
WPP to wind up Global Sportnet
TV Rights Deals 2: Athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, F1, motorsport and rugby
TV Rights Deals 2: Asian Games, athletics, cricket, F1, motorsport and more
Show me the money: the Top 10 deals of 2008
New domestic deals for two of Europe’s top five football leagues accounted for two of the three biggest television rights contracts signed in 2008.
TV Rights Deals 2: Athletics, women’s British Open and more
TV Rights Deals 1: Bundesliga, Bulgaria and more
FASTRACK
DFL reaches respectability after ESPN spooks Premiere
The German football league exploited interest from ESPN to secure a significant last-minute increase in rights fee from pay-television platform Premiere
TV Rights Deals 1: Champions League, Europa League and more
Football: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT, commercial broadcaster Mega and triple-play operator On Telecoms acquired packages of Champions League rights for the three-year period from 2009-10 to 2011-12.
ITV bows out with a bang but German slide continues
Despite the most exciting Formula One season in recent memory, with the driver’s and constructor’s championships going down to the wire, television audiences fell in a number of major European markets.
TV Rights Deals 1: Bulgaria, Champions League, Bundesliga and more
Onerous tender weighs down World Rally bidders
The FIA could struggle to find a promoter for the World Rally Championship series on the terms laid out in its recent tender.
Bundesliga agency winners prepare for key market battles
The Deutsche Fussball Liga has generated about €30 million (£23.5 million) through last week’s sale of three territory-based packages of international Bundesliga rights.