Italy

Football
Europe

The Sportfive agency faces difficult talks in the remaining four big European markets where it has yet to sell the rights for football’s 2008 European Championship.

Football
Europe

Only two agencies have been invited to meet the league, despite "nearly everybody in the business" expressing an interest
Football
Europe

Uefa Cup's declining popularity puts off mainstream broadcasters, Conto TV steps in with rights purchase
Football
Europe

Uefa executive permits state broadcaster Rai to sub-license Euro 2008 matches from Sky Italia
Football
Europe

Four of Italy’s biggest football clubs have joined forces to block the government bill to impose the collective selling of television rights.

Football
Europe

Lega Calcio, the Italian football league, has told the sports rights agencies and merchant banks bidding to handle the next round of media-rights sales that they must bring in at least €1 billion (£750 million) a year
Football
Africa

Football: Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF acquired the rights for all 31 matches of the Euro 2008 tournament in a deal worth €10m (£7m). 
Athletics
Europe

Audience of 230 million in Europe

Baseball
China

Agency is close to deals for basketball and motorsport, plans aggressive bids for French and German football
Boxing
Europe

Seven senior executives have left since the Lagardère takeover
Football
Africa

English Premier League to receive £74 million over three years from sale of mobile and internet clip rights

Football
Africa

Olympics: Hong Kong pay-television broadcaster I-Cable Communications acquired the new media rights for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and all media rights for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and…
Air Racing
Asia

Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports agreed sublicensing deals for the Twenty20 world championships, held in South Africa in September, with DirecTV (North America), Geo TV (Pakistan), Ten Sports…
Europe

British grand prix attracts highest audience since 2001 despite clash with Wimbledon tennis final

Baseball
Central America

Baseball: America’s Major League Baseball signed seven-year deals with US national network Fox, extending its present contract but for a reduced amount of coverage, and with cable network TBS for a package of Sunday and post-season games.

Football
Africa

Football: Italian public-service broadcaster Rai agreed a deal with the Sportfive agency for the rights to football’s Euro 2008 tournament.

Cycling
Belgium

Cycling: French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions renewed its deal for the Tour de France.

Football
Australia

Television viewing for the 2006 World Cup in Germany smashed viewing records in several countries in Europe and elsewhere.