Ireland

Rugby Union
Europe

Late kick-offs work, at least for broadcasters of the Six Nations tournament in France and the UK.  And they would like more of them.
Equestrian
Asia

The UK round of showjumping’s Samsung Super League will have no coverage on the country's terrestrial television.

Baseball
Asia

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
Football
Africa

Football: UK commercial broadcaster ITV said that it was interested in acquiring a package of eight live Premier League matches a season from satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting as long as the…
Gaelic Sports
Europe

The Gaelic Athletic Association is in advanced talks with several Irish broadcasters over the rights for the country’s top sports properties
Football
Europe

Can Ireland support a dedicated sports channel?
Denmark

Pan-Scandinavian pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Nordic is planning to bid for the exclusive television rights across the region for Formula 1
American Football
Australia

American Football:  The National Football League signed new deals with three of its five major US television partners – the CBS and Fox networks and digital satellite platform DirecTV
Europe

Ireland’s recently-launched cable and satellite sports channel Setanta Sports acquired the Irish rights for Formula 1
Cricket
Australia

Cricket: Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan agreed a deal for the terrestrial rights for select matches from International Cricket Council tournaments up until 2007, including 19 matches from the 2007 World Cup and nine from the Champions Trophy this year and in 2006

Rugby Union
Europe

After a record-breaking 2007, television audiences for the 2008 Six Nations rugby union tournament fell in all four markets of the participating countries

Football
Asia

Football: Polish public-service broadcaster TVP and commercial broadcaster Polsat agreed a joint-deal for the 2006 World Cup with the Infront agency worth €15m (£10.3m).

Cricket
Africa

Rugby League: UK pay-broadcaster BSkyB and public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the rights for the top-tier Super League, the second-tier National League, international matches and the Challenge…
Football
Europe

Pay-broadcaster believed to have paid record £5m per match to beat off BSkyB and BBC
Football
Europe

The Tour’s submission, written by chief executive George O’Grady, vigorously supports BSkyB’s arguments.

Golf
Europe

Pay-broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting is considering taking legal action the Irish government.

Baseball
Africa

Motorsport: German pay-broad-caster Premiere acquired the exclusive live rights for US motor racing’s Nascar and Indycar series for the 2006 season.

Rugby Union
Europe

A threat by French rugby union clubs to boycott the Heineken Cup comes at a time when French television audiences and public interest for the Cup are at their peak.