Greece

Three broadcasters – in Greece, Scandinavia and Japan – are said to be looking to end their rights deals for the Manchester United television channel, MUTV as a result of the departure of England captain Dav…

Pay-TV operator NetMed has offered three-year, €7 million per year deal

European basketball’s Euroleague has been thrown a lifeline by Spain’s fourth-largest bank.

12 of 16 first division clubs are yet to agree deals

Football and winter sports dominate European sports viewing in the TV Sports Markets’ survey for March.

European basketball’s breakaway Euroleague is facing a severe financial crisis that could threaten its future.

With European football taking its mid-season break, the TV Sports Markets European survey for January shows top winter sports events dominating the tables.

The international badminton federation said this week that it has brought in higher television-rights fees and better worldwide exposure for its top events this year.

The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and football’s World Cup in Japan and Korea were the two major events that dominated European sports viewing in 2002.

Football’s Euro 2004 championship was a big hit with television audiences across Europe.

The progress of host-nation Portugal and rank outsiders Greece to the final of football’s Euro 2004 provided much needed financial boosts to the two countries’ struggling public-service broadcasters.

Rugby Union:  The BBC extended its deal for rugby union’s Six Nations Championship for a further four years, from 2006 to 2009.  The deal includes radio, television and internet rights.  T

Football: Irish pay-per-view broad-caster Setanta signed a four-year, £35m (€52m) deal with the Scottish Premier League.  The deal will run from 2004-05 to 2007-08.  Se

Free-to-air commercial broadcaster seeking to take advantage of ERT's withdrawal from football broadcasting

Football: Portuguese state broadcaster RTP completed the sublicensing of 19 of the 31 matches in this year’s football European Championship to rival commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI (TV Sports Markets 7…

Favourable European time zone means increased fee

Football: French pay-broadcaster Canal Plus acquired the exclusive live rights and a highlights package for the French football league in a three-year deal

Greek football’s knock-out competition, the Greek Cup, is not getting any coverage on television this season