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Finland may put F1 on ppv to recoup high fee
Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV3 renewed its television-rights deal for motorsport’s Formula One championship.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Boxing, basketball, winter sports and more
Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the rights for the next four fights of Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko in a deal with the Sportfive agency worth €10m (£6.8m).
Poor viewing won’t help Euro athletics lift fees
Poor viewing for the European athletics championships in Gothenburg will not help the European Athletics Association get the fee increase it is trying to get.
Nordic leagues want TV cash more than exposure
The domestic ice hockey leagues in Sweden and Norway have signed new live television deals.
La Liga is No.2 worldwide league – if only for now
International rights sales for Spanish football’s La Liga are likely to bring in more than €100 million a year.
Royal League may lose its crown as viewers turn off
The board of the Scandinavian Royal League will meet next week to discuss the trend of falling television audiences that threaten the tournament’s future.
No tender process for FA is sore point for Modern Times
Reports from Sportel Monaco 2007
Tour audiences hit by heat, dope and no Armstrong
High-profile doping scandals hit television viewing for this year’s Tour de France.
La Liga global threat averted
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Ice skating, ice hockey, boxing, futsal and more
Broadcasters extend rights-sharing
Athletics report shows TV viewing on five-year slide
Audience of 230 million in Europe
Pay-TV rivalry brings record deal
Reality TV gives skating federation much-needed lift
Serie A fees rise, but big jump must wait for next time
MP & Silva, Sportfive and Rai Trade agencies estimated to have brought in about €100 million overall for 2007-08 season
FA tender to ignite ‘platform wars’ and double fees
Ad growth drives new media
English Premier League to receive £74 million over three years from sale of mobile and internet clip rights