Nordics
TV rights 1: World Cup, national team, European football
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Olympics, athletics, MotoGP, golf and more
Olympics: The Asian Broadcasting Union agreed deals in Indonesia for the 2008 Beijing Games with free-to-air broadcaster TVRI and pay-operator Astro.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, Champions League, Norwegian deal
Football: German commercial broadcaster RTL sublicensed a package of nine 2010 Fifa World Cup matches from pay-television operator Premiere, with an option to purchase a further nine matches.
Surprise bidder sparks struggling Norwegian sale
Norwegian football has avoided a major cut in rights fees.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, ice-hockey, motorsport and more.
Basketball: German commercial broadcaster DSF acquired the live, delayed and highlights rights for the 2009 and 2011 FIBA European Championship and the 2010 FIBA World Championship from the Fédération Internationale de Basketball.
Ice-hockey looks for Max coverage
Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV3 has taken advantage of declining free-to-air interest.
TV4’s surprise C-More deal could hit competition
TV4’s prospective €320 million acquisition of the pan-Nordic pay-television group C-More Entertainment will create a powerful, cross-platform buyer in the sports rights market.