Italy

The decision to turn the European touring car championship into a world series has been welcomed by motorsport observers.

Football

Pressure for a return to the collective selling of television rights for Italy’s Serie A increased dramatically last week.

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.

Equestrian

The UK round of showjumping’s Samsung Super League will have no coverage on the country's terrestrial television.

Football

The acquisition of the rights of the top three Italian football clubs by commercial broadcaster Mediaset has taken the country by surprise.
Cricket

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
American Football

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). 
Football

But failure of Gioco Calcio, with latest Serie A defections to Sky Italia, calls into question how serious an alternative league channels are

Bid could be critical for IOC chance's of improving value of rights
Football

Rights sales process up and running with auctions in different territories

MPs argue that Sport Italia's free-to-air transmission was not approved by either the EC or the Italian communications authority
Football

Talks between Serie A and B on mutuality payments will dictate timing of split
Football

Two founding clubs in rights negotiations with Sky
Football

Calls for reduction in free-to-air highlights
Football

Huge difference in valuations indicate that a deal with ARD and ZDF for all 40 matches is unlikely

Sky likely to make pan-European bid
Football

New media content reseller wants a 50 per cent discount on retail price of Sky channels
Rugby Union

Terrestrial channel snatches rights from incumbent Rai for a 300-per-cent rights fee increase