Netherlands

Handball

Handball: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for the International Handball Federation men’s and women’s World Championships in 2011 and 2013 in a deal with the Ufa Spo…
Athletics

Athletics: Swiss-based agency Sports Extra Time acquired rights in Sub-Saharan Africa for the World Athletics Series, the series of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) events including…
Darts

Euro football qualifiers and darts set to be latest casualties of brutal Dutch market.
Football

Most powerful federations table a more modest centralisation proposal, and agencies try to undermine Uefa with long-term deals.
Football

Football: The Sportfive agency was appointed by Uefa as its exclusive media rights sales agency for Euro 2012 in a number of markets in Asia and Oceania
Football

The Dutch football league channel has added thousands of subscribers since August, but faces several tough challenges.
Football

Smaller federations are likely to support Uefa's plan to centralise sales of rights for European Championships and World Cup qualifiers, but bigger federations might resist it.
Cycling

German and Spanish audiences for the Tour de France increased by over 20 per cent this year, giving the Amaury Sport Organisation a shot in the arm, with negotiations for a new deal expected before 2011 Tour.

Football

Dutch league channel misses subscriber targets, but remains bullish about future.
Football

Football: Nepalese media buying agency Media Hub Private Limited acquired the rights in Nepal for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in a deal with ESPN Star Sports
Golf

Golf: US broadcaster America One Television acquired the rights for the OneAsia Series in a three-year deal, from 2010 to 2012, brokered by the World Sport Group agency
American Football

Athletics: The IEC in Sports agency agreed a number of deals for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha

A look at the audiences pulled by the 2010 Winter Olympics around the world.

Athletics

Athletics: African pay-operator SuperSport acquired non-exclusive rights for all events in the IAAF’s World Athletics Series in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, in a four-year deal from 2010 t…
Football

Football: French commercial broadcaster TF1 sublicensed rights for the 2010 World Cup to public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and pay-broadcaster Canal Plus in deals worth a combined €33m ($4…
Football

The French and Belgian leagues are latest to consider in-house channels in the face of weak demand for their rights from broadcasters.
Athletics

News round-up.
Football

The BBC’s takeover of Formula One rights this year has boosted revenues and audiences for the sport in the UK but is having less positive effects elsewhere.