Russia
Sportfive to sue Russian TV
Japan first to sign Latin American deal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, Euro, Copa and other football
Putin’s football politics is perilous for pay-TV
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, ice-hockey, golf and Olympic sports
RTR raises fee
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: Cricket, Six Nations rugby, World Cup football, F1
Cricket: Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan was awarded the domestic rights to the upcoming India v Pakistan series by the Madras High Court, which was ruling on the case brought by Indian broadcaster Zee Telefilms.
Power struggle threatens TV deals
A civil war between two powerful factions in Russian football’s Premier League could threaten the league’s television-rights deals.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics and football
Olympics: The Bell Globemedia-Rogers Communications consortium won the Canadian rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics
RTR loses league’s terrestrial rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football and others
Football: Russia’s Premier League is set to sign a three-year deal worth $17m (£9m/€13m) a season for its rights from the 2005 season with the Fedcom-media agency
Russian league wins massive hike in rights fees
Russian league set for more pay-TV
NTV Plus set to acquire domestic rights for the Russian Premier League.
New rivals force Eurosport into policy change
Pan-European broadcaster acquires content specifically for the region for the first time.