Italy

Football

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.

The green light for pay-television mergers in Italy and Spain redraws the map of European television.

Cycling

The UCI is planning a controversial overhaul of the rights-distribution and television production of the men’s road World Cup.

Equestrian

The international equestrian federation’s revamp of the sport’s national team competition appears to have been highly successful.

Audiences for the first round of the Formula 1 World Championship plummeted in three of the top four European markets.
Football

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.

Basketball

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

Biathlon

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

Italian state broadcaster Rai is close to signing a three-year deal, starting this season, to show all six Golden League athletics events.
Boxing

Italian boxing looks set to receive a major boost from state broadcaster Rai.
Football

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.

Football

The Italian football federation has vigorously defended what appears to be a very poor television deal with state broadcaster Rai.
Football

Italy’s top clubs are to push for the creation of a breakaway superleague, along the lines of England’s Premier League.
Football

The emergence of wild-card bidders for the Champions League television rights could kick start competition in Germany, Italy, and Spain.
Athletics

Athletics Managements and Services have said that selling the television rights for the Golden League will be tough.

The basic public right to information is enshrined in Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Football

Sky also wants league to hold back free-to-air highlights until late evening, starting from 2005-06
Rugby Union

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.