North America

Baseball
North America

Major League Baseball may have left negotiations with the US television networks too late to sell its main rights package for an increased fee.

Cricket
Asia

Cricket: The Nimbus Sport agency acquired the worldwide television rights to cricket in India in a four-year deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Nimbus will pay $612
Darts
Europe

SBS6 acquired the exclusive rights for all Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands.

Basketball
Africa

·   Football: African broadcasters acquired the rights for the African Cup of Nations in a series of last-minute deals with the LC2 agency. 
Football
Asia

Football: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired the free-to-air rights for all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in a €9.5m (£6.5m) deal with the Sportfive agency. It is the first deal done for the championship.
Athletics
Europe

Tennis: Pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster Eurosport extended its deal for coverage of the Australian Open for a further four years, from 2008 to 2011. Eurosport will also be the distribution agent for the media rights across Europe. The rights were previously held by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella group representing the region’s public-service broadcasters.

Darts
Europe

Golf: The US PGA Tour signed new six-year deals with the CBS and NBC networks, from 2007 to 2012.

American Football
Europe

• Formula One: German free-to-air sports broadcaster DSF acquired a package of Formula One rights for the 2007 season.

Football
Europe

Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.

Cricket
France

Television rights division snapped up by rival IMG
Cricket
Europe

$612 million deal signed by the Nimbus Sport agency for worldwide television rights for cricket played in India is looking increasingly risky.

Football
Europe

Uefa's stumbling block in rights negotions for Euro 2008

Football
Europe

The International Olympic Committee in major dispute with US television network ABC