Italy

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.

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