Poland
Pitch’s confidence in English football provides boost for FA
FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession
Infront ousts Ufa in DFB deal
Ufa squeezed out as DFB gives Infront more rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2:Basketball, boxing, BCCI cricket, BDO darts and more
Basketball: The MP & Silva agency brokered several deals for the Spanish league, the ACB, beginning this season
Austria warning for EBU members
EBU members wary as ORF lowballing nearly backfires
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3:American Football, athletics, boxing, handball and more
American Football: Indian broadcaster Ten Sports, owned by pay-television operator Zee, acquired the rights to the Elite Football League of India in a multi-year deal
Kentaro hits the jackpot, Sportfive is philosophical
Kentaro hits the German jackpot, Sportfive stoical on draw
Fastrack: Issue 15:14
Fastrack: EBU and Infront battle for Austrian ski rights; Thai pay-TV battle boosts Uefa; Polish league has no free-to-air deal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga and more
Football: Korean media group SBS acquired the rights to the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups in a deal worth between $180m (€124m) and $200m (see story this issue).
Fastrack: Issue 15:13
EBU’s Euro 2012 subsidiary in talks ... IAAF still needs to close big deals ... More increases for Uefa
League deal could lead to big shake-up in Polish TV
Canal Plus and the Polsat Media Group win Ekstraklasa rights to leave TP-TVN alliance with nothing
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Europa League and more
Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed three-year deals, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, for the rights for the Uefa Champions League in the UK with commercial broadcaster ITV and pay-television b…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Fifa World Cup, Bundesliga, La Liga and more
Football: Pan-regional broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport acquired the rights for Fifa competitions between 2015 and 2022, including the 2018 and 2022 World Cup The deal covers cable, satellite, terrestrial,…
DFL rejects higher agency bid to stick with Eurosport
Eurosport extends Bundesliga deal until end of 2014-15 season
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Uefa Champions League, Euro 2012 and more
Football: Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League in a three year-deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with Uefa
Mediapro signs early deals in quest for quick cash
Pre-emptive offers from agencies "too good to turn down".
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euroleague basketball, Ligue 1 football and club channels
Basketball: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired a package of rights for the Euroleague in a four-year deal with the Asset Management agency covering the 2010-11 to 2013-14 seasons
Traffic hails ‘massive’ increase in worldwide rights fees for Copa
Big increases in the US and Japan the highlights of a successful round of sales for Traffic Sports.
Canal Plus looks isolated as league rivals join forces
Canal Plus's one-time partner TP joins forces with TVN Group the day before Polish football league tender is released.