Nordics
Fastrack: Issue 15:9
Japan withdrawal could hit Traffic Copa revenues ... Sportfive Euro progress in Asia ... Infront narrows down bidders
Bundesliga targets parity with Spanish and Italian leagues
League rights spotlight on Germany's Bundesliga
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: IAAF athletics, Major League Baseball, IPL cricket and more
Athletics: The IEC in Sports agency agreed deals with free-to-air broadcasters in five European countries for the rights for the World Athletics Series from 2011 to 2013, including the athletics World…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: English FA, Champions League, Bundesliga and more
Football: Middle Eastern pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera agreed a four-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2015-16, worth over $30m (€21m), for English Football Association rights in a deal brokered by t…
FASTRACK: News in brief, Issue 15:7
Serie A punch-up to be followed by survey ... Starhub stocks up channel ... Danish delay after lowball bids ... Hearn takes Prizefighter to US
EBU pushed hard to land Tour de France renewal
The EBU faced rival bids in Scandi, Russia, Germany, Spain, Italy as it tried to renew ASO rights.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: IAAF athletics, basketball, boxing, ice hockey and more
Athletics: Italian public-service broadcaster Rai acquired rights for the IAAF World Athletics Series, including the World Championships, in a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, with the IEC in Sports…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Uefa club competitions, South American football
Football: Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE and regional Catalan broadcaster TV3 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League
Lowball MTG lets TV4 snatch World Championships
Cost-conscious Modern Times Group loses ice hockey World Championship after broadcasting it for over 20 years.
Danish league casts the net wide
Danish football league offers extra packages after competition authority bans single-buyer deal again.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Fifa World Cup, Bundesliga, La Liga and more
Football: Pan-regional broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport acquired the rights for Fifa competitions between 2015 and 2022, including the 2018 and 2022 World Cup The deal covers cable, satellite, terrestrial,…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Boxing, cricket, golf, rally, rugby and tennis deals
Boxing: Triumph Media Group extended its deal with Klitshcko Management Group covering the distribution of the global media rights to the 2011 fights of Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko
DFL rejects higher agency bid to stick with Eurosport
Eurosport extends Bundesliga deal until end of 2014-15 season
Sportfive Courts Nordic-basic tier channels with flexible tender
Nordic region sees most radical Olympic tender process in Europe so far
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, basketball, boxing, winter sports and more
Athletics: The European Broadcasting Union acquired rights for European Athletics Association events in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015
Bonnier-Telenor threat to MTG
Bonnier predicted to take TV2 Norway stake and ramp up co-operation with Telenor.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Handball, Austrian ice hockey, motorcycling and ATP tennis
Handball: Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired the rights for the Danish men’s and women’s national teams and leagues in a four-year deal, from 2011-12 to 2014-15, with the rights-holders, the Dan…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS1: Asian Games, athletics, boxing, cricket and Fifa football
Asian Games: The IEC in Sports agency was appointed to handle worldwide media distribution of the 7th Asian Winter Games by the Games’s organising committee.