Nordics

IMG, recenlty on the acquisition trail itself, could be a future target for French media group

Football: UK commercial operator ITV and pay-broadcaster Setanta acquired the rights for the FA Cup knock-out competition and England national team matches in a four-year, £425m (€623m) deal with the En…

Tennis: Asian broadcaster Ten Sports sublicensed coverage of the finals of this year’s French Open tournament to rival pay-operator Zee Sports.

Football: Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Cuatro sublicensed the non-exclusive rights to at least seven matches from the upcoming World Cup from rival broadcaster La Sexta in a deal worth €20m (£14m).

Football’s Champions League final was not the only major sporting event in May to attract good viewing for broadcasters around Europe.

Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 has acquired a 51-per-cent stake in cable and satellite channel SportExpressen.f

Clubs from the Danish women’s handball league are threatening to break away from the domestic and European leagues in a row involving television-rights income.

Danish regulators act to prevent anti-competitive movements in the television sports market

Pan-Scandinavian broadcaster Modern Times Group has thrown down the gauntlet in Norway

F1 gamble proves Finns will pay to watch TV sport

Rights-holders and commercial broadcasters united in opposition

German cable company consortium is takeover target for Liberty Global

Australian Rules: Australian pay-television operator Foxtel acquired pay-television rights for the Australian Football League in a sub-licensing deal worth A$315

Football: New Spanish commercial channel La Sexta, which launched last week, acquired the rights to this year’s World Cup.

Football: Free-to-air broadcasters HRT (Croatia), RUV (Iceland) and TV3 (Slovenia), acquired exclusive live rights to all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in deals with the Sportfive agency, which is marketing…

Weekday lunchtime television slots mean Swedish television audiences miss Anja Paerson's medal winning performances