Nordics
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Portuguese, Argentine, Spanish and Italian football
Football: Portuguese agency PPTV acquired the television and marketing rights for the Portuguese Liga club Sporting Lisbon in a five-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2017-18, worth about €108m ($135m).
Tour gets audience boost in time for EBU negotiations
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.
F1 and US PGA Tour make hay in the Nordics
Resurgent competition between pay-television operators Modern Times Group and Canal Plus is driving up fees in the Nordics.
FASTRACK: News in brief, Issue 14:13
EAA set for one-year EBU renewal ... Warren attacks BBC and ITV ... Premier League double in Denmark
Broadcasters happy with HBS feed despite vuvuzelas
Europe's World Cup broadcasters are praising the production of World Cup footage, despite early reservations replays and slow-motions shots, and the blaring of vuvuzelas.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Asian Games, baseball, motorcycling, rugby union and tennis
Asian Games: Indian cable and satellite broadcaster Zee acquired the cable and satellite rights for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou in a deal with the Dentsu agency
Super Six format to be expanded to other weights
Kentaro says good viewer figures and ppv revenues for inaugural series are encouraging expansion plans.
Man United: Why we took MUTV rights in-house
MUTV's commercial director says the Premier League club is still committed to collective selling.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, football, golf, motorcycling, snooker and tennis
Athletics: UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the exclusive live television and internet rights for the Diamond League in a five-year deal brokered by the IMG agency
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: End to Singapore World Cup stalemate and other football deals
Football: Singapore telecoms companies Starhub and SingTel acquired the rights for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in non-exclusive deals worth about $17m (€13m), brokered by the Football Media Services agency.
Telenor, TV4 pan-regional partners
Telenor has taken a 35-per-cent stake in TV4's Canal Plus premium channels.
Canal Plus’s retail therapy may not soothe subscribers
Canal Plus lands deals for Euro 2012 tournament and qualifiers, Serie A and Eredivisie, among others, but Premier League loss leaves a big hole in offering.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, ICC events, ice hockey, rugby union, tennis deals
Basketball: Euroleague Basketball agreed deals in the UK, China and Iceland for the 2010 Final Four
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: World Cup, Uefa’s Team deal and more
Football: Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco acquired the rights for eight matches from this year’s Fifa World Cup in a deal with Prisa-owned pay-broadcaster Sogecable.
Beaten Canal Plus ponders life after Premier League
Nordic Canal Plus is making defensive moves after losing its most important sports rights, for the English Premier League.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 1: Premier League, Serie A football, F1 and Rugby World Cup
Football: Maltese cable operator Melita acquired live pay-television rights for all 64 matches of the 2010 World Cup in a sub-licensing deal with public service broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services
Danish deal leaves Medge poised for Swedish showdown
SBS TV takes a big step back into the sports rights market with Premier League acquisition
Vancouver: another example of sport’s ratings power
A look at the audiences pulled by the 2010 Winter Olympics around the world.