Italy
No Saturday night fever for Uefa
First Saturday Champions League final fails to pull in families and is a ratings flop in two of Europe's big five markets.
Europa League gamble paying off for ProSiebenSat.1
German commercial broadcaster pleased with audiences in first season of "too expensive" deal.
FASTRACK, Vol 14 Issue 9
News in brief, Issue 14:8
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Football: Premier League, 3D World Cup and Serie A
BBC expects steady growth in HD sports viewing
The latest figures from the UK and beyond showing HD's growth.
Rare setback for Premier League over digital rights
Serie A’s €1 billion in jeopardy
Football and porn channel Conto has scored another legal victory against the league. Also, Serie A is ready for a big fall in mobile rights income.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, cricket, cycling, MotoGP, motorsport and rugby
France Télévisions hits record with Grand Slam Bleus
Big audiences followed the successful teams this year, with Grand Slam winners France landing the biggest domestic audience increase.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, IPL, extreme sports, golf, ice-skating and more
Vancouver: another example of sport’s ratings power
A look at the audiences pulled by the 2010 Winter Olympics around the world.
Diamond League set to outshine Golden predecessor
The Diamond League athletics series has secured double the rights fee income of its predecessor the Golden League, with two big deals yet to be done.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: NFL, IAAF, Boxing, World Rally and Olympics deals
Football still in a league of its own
Football dominated sports viewing in Europe’s top markets in 2009, with Uefa club competitions and World Cup qualifiers delivering the strongest audiences in the big five markets.