Italy
Selling Golden League TV rights ‘will be tough’
Athletics Managements and Services have said that selling the television rights for the Golden League will be tough.
How news access is controlled
The basic public right to information is enshrined in Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Sky Italia fights terrestrial TV for highlights viewers
Sky also wants league to hold back free-to-air highlights until late evening, starting from 2005-06
Late slots show Six Nations how to win viewers
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.
Touring cars go for the world and win ITV interest
The decision to turn the European touring car championship into a world series has been welcomed by motorsport observers.
Pressure mounts for Italy to return to collective sales
Pressure for a return to the collective selling of television rights for Italy’s Serie A increased dramatically last week.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, football, cricket
Olympics: The European Broad-casting Union, the umbrella group representing the region’s public-service broadcasters, acquired the rights to the Winter Olympics in 2010 and the Summer Games in 2012.
Showjumping’s super league finds TV hard to win
The UK round of showjumping’s Samsung Super League will have no coverage on the country's terrestrial television.
Murdoch-Berlusconi puzzle
The acquisition of the rights of the top three Italian football clubs by commercial broadcaster Mediaset has taken the country by surprise.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby, cricket, hockey and more
Football: Five Italian Serie A clubs sold the rights for their remaining home games of the season to pay-operator Sky Italia in deals worth between €300,000 (£201,000) and €350,000 a match. Th
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Olympics and more
Football: English football’s Premier League began the sales for its next round of international television rights, covering the three-year period from 2004-05 to 2006-07).Â
Never mind Italy, leagues like plan for own channels
But failure of Gioco Calcio, with latest Serie A defections to Sky Italia, calls into question how serious an alternative league channels are
Murdoch set for Olympic bid
Bid could be critical for IOC chance's of improving value of rights
Premier League eyes record fees as it cuts out agencies
Rights sales process up and running with auctions in different territories
MPs challenge legality of launch of sports channel
MPs argue that Sport Italia's free-to-air transmission was not approved by either the EC or the Italian communications authority
Serie A clubs in breakaway move
Talks between Serie A and B on mutuality payments will dictate timing of split
Gioco Calcio close to collapse
Two founding clubs in rights negotiations with Sky
Sky Italia calls for more exclusivity and lower fees
Calls for reduction in free-to-air highlights