Italy
Viewers aren’t wild about F1
The changes introduced to Formula 1 this season to make the races more exciting are having a mixed effect on last year’s falling television audiences.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Golf, football, tennis and more
Satellite pay-television operator BSkyB renewed four important golf deals: (1) exclusive live rights for two Ryder Cups (in 2006 and 2008) with European Tour Productions; (2) live rights for 34 events…
Despite mutiny, Murdoch has no need to lift fees
The immediate effect of the merger of Telepiù and Stream is likely to be a re-run of last summer’s mutiny by small football clubs.
Court backs Juve and Milan over use of 3G clips
Juventus and AC Milan, last week won their legal battle to prevent mobile phone operator Tim showing near-live goals from their home matches on the company’s mobile-phone services.
TV talks may thwart EC aims
Informal talks between broadcasters in Italy and Germany over the rights for the Uefa Champions League have raised the spectre of possible collusion over bids.
Extraordinary two days redraws Europe’s pay-TV map
The green light for pay-television mergers in Italy and Spain redraws the map of European television.
Cycling to centralise rights
The UCI is planning a controversial overhaul of the rights-distribution and television production of the men’s road World Cup.
New superleague is TV success, says Nations Cup
The international equestrian federation’s revamp of the sport’s national team competition appears to have been highly successful.
Revamped F1 gets mixed reception
Audiences for the first round of the Formula 1 World Championship plummeted in three of the top four European markets.
Juve and Milan join growing news-access legal battle
Juventus and AC Milan are set to take legal action to prevent Italian mobile phone company Tim from using images of their home matches in its mobile phone services.
‘Crucial’ time for Euroleague
European basketball’s breakaway Euroleague is facing a severe financial crisis that could threaten its future.
Top TV Sports programmes in Europe
With European football taking its mid-season break, the TV Sports Markets European survey for January shows top winter sports events dominating the tables.
Golden League set to agree TV rights deal with Rai
Italian state broadcaster Rai is close to signing a three-year deal, starting this season, to show all six Golden League athletics events.
Rai agrees boxing deal, as Mediaset claims success
Italian boxing looks set to receive a major boost from state broadcaster Rai.
Court to rule whether 3G sports rights are now valueless
A case being heard in an Italian court late this week could have huge implications for the value of 3G mobile-phone rights for sport.
Rai national team deal could be loser for federation
The Italian football federation has vigorously defended what appears to be a very poor television deal with state broadcaster Rai.
Top Italian clubs in push for breakaway super league
Italy’s top clubs are to push for the creation of a breakaway superleague, along the lines of England’s Premier League.
TV bidding game: wild cards and maybe-bidders
The emergence of wild-card bidders for the Champions League television rights could kick start competition in Germany, Italy, and Spain.