Nordics
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, national teams and Euro leagues
Football: Pay-operator Setanta Sports agreed a four-year extension deal with the Scottish Premier League.
Viewers tune in as football season builds to a climax
The climax of the football season in Europe attracted big audiences for free-to-air broadcasters across the continent.
Nordic grouping set to keep tight hold on handball
A consortium of Scandinavian commercial broadcasters is set to acquire the rights for the men’s and women’s 2007 and 2009 world handball championships.
Swedish channels slowly agree to buy football rights
Swedish broadcasters have finally agreed a series of rights deals for Swedish domestic football.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, cricket, rugby union and polo
Football: Dutch commercial broadcaster Talpa acquired the rights to domestic knockout competition the KNVB Cup in a four-year deal with the Dutch football Association, KNVB.
TV liked Turin but much prefers North America
The Turin Winter Olympics attracted impressive audiences to European public-service broadcasters.
TV RIGHTS CLIP 1: Football, Olympics, motor racing and others
Football: Italian broadcaster Mediaset acquired the broadcast rights across any medium to top Serie A club Inter Milan in a two-year deal worth €200m (£137m), covering the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
Record fee-payers drop plan for sports channel
TV2 and Telenor have abandoned plans to use the domestic football rights they acquired to launch a sports channel.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, cricket, motorsport, handball and more
Minority sports look to internet to catch viewers
Minor sports in Denmark have turned to the internet to increase their exposure and drive revenues rather than rely on traditional broadcasters.
Pay-TV buyers lift Euro 2008 fees
The involvement of pay-television companies has helped the Sportfive agency earn rights-fee increases of about 60 per cent for Euro 2008.
Roulette wheel spins good draw for agencies
Sportfive, Kentaro, IMG get plenty of ties against the big five teams; Infront do not fare so well
La Liga audiences down 50% under new domestic deal
The new domestic free-to-air deal for the Spanish Primera Liga has been a success for commercial broadcaster La Sexta.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Bobsleigh, cricket, horseracing and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Premier League, other football, rugby, tennis
Delicate political game of choosing partners and winning
A joint-bid from Canal Plus and Telenor comfortably won the Premier League rights in the Nordic region after much less competition than was expected.
Premier League heading for $1bn fees from rest of world
English football’s Premier League began its international audiovisual rights sales in dramatic style with massive first-round awards in three of its most competitive markets.
Exit ambitious media group, hit by high rights fees
The Nordic free-to-air television landscape is set for another shift in ownership power with the exit of Norwegian media group Schibsted.