Italy

Italy games heading for pay-TV

Kentaro hits the German jackpot, Sportfive stoical on draw

Lack of interest in small clubs' rights bodes ill for Serie A

F1 teams seem happy to take Sky money as BBC slashes costs...Big C4 bid confirms the return to the market of a major player

MP & Silva set for long rally with Spanish broadcasters

CAA advising on aggressive strategy to shake up Portugal

Touchdown for ESPN but cloud over NHL...Traffic busy in Mexico...Lega channel may annoy Sky...Sucker punch on Primetime

Lega bows to Sky's call for fair rights fee split with Mediaset

Euro 2012 value drops as channels buddy up ... ISU secures 35% EBU increase ... Alianza defies league with joint bid ... UFC fights its way into mainstream

Football: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV acquired the rights to China’s international football teams for three-and-a-half years, from July 23 until the end of 2014, from the Chinese Football Association’s com…

New Brazil-Argentina event will not have all the top players

Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa

Bundesliga achieves rights fees increases taking it closer to €50 million target

American football: US sports broadcaster ESPN agreed an eight-year extension to its rights deal with the NFL for Monday night matches, worth $15.2bn (€10.95bn).

Football: Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, sold its domestic live rights for three seasons from 2012-13 for €829m ($1.136bn) per year. Sa

Media rights for Spain's La Liga to hit €588.5 million in 2011-12 season