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SweetSpot facing big challenge in battle of Britain
ASO, IMG and Infront all have big cycling ambitions. That could be bad news for UK's SweetSpot
TV4 extends deal for domestic Swedish football rights
Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 Group has retained rights for the Allsvenskan and SuperEttan, the top two divisions of football in Sweden
Watching Brief (Vol.52) Special Focus: Skiing – Alpine World Ski Championships
Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews television audiences for the recent Alpine World Ski Championships in key European markets
League enjoys modest increase as C More renews
C More pays a little more for ice hockey to fend off rival bidders
ARD/ZDF may yet join EBU qualifiers deal
ARD/ZDF could yet join EBU qualifiers deal
C More retains Swedish ice hockey league rights
C More Entertainment, the premium pay-television arm of Swedish commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV4 Group, has acquired rights for the Elitserien, the top division of ice hockey in Sweden
TV2 extends English football rights in Norway
Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has extended rights deals for the FA Cup, League Cup and second-tier Championship English club football competitions, according to the Kampanje news…
Rai pays less for Giro rights but RCS still ahead
Rai pays less for Giro rights and more for production, but the real money will be made abroad
Canal Plus fightback gathers pace
Handball deal is latest sign of Canal Plus fightback against aggressive Al Jazeera
Fees up but still no sale in Germany and Austria
Latest Premier League deals
Watching Brief (Vol.50) Special Focus: Handball – Men’s World Championships
Ben Speight, head of SportBusiness Intelligence, analyses how last month’s handball World Championship proved a big draw in Spain, Germany and Denmark
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Modern Times Group snaps up more English football rights
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights in Sweden for England’s home international football matches and the FA Cup, League Cup and Championship English club football c…
First deals point to uplift in European rights income
First European deals point to increase despite some drops
EBU will raise its game, but it might not be enough
Bigger EBU Qualifiers bid may not be enough to win over CAA
TV2 expands cycling portfolio with Giro d’Italia rights
Danish public-service broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights for the Giro d’Italia cycling race.
The deal will cover at least the next three editions of the Italian event, from 2013 to 2015.
TV2 to challenge NRK for biathlon rights
Norwegian basic-tier and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has submitted a bid for International Biathlon Union (IBU) rights, according to the Aftenposten news website
Diamond League’s ‘perfect world’ is gone, yet rights fees increase
The Diamond League is working but organisers are realistic about live coverage on major channels
TV4 sports cost-cutting done
TV4 offloads ice hockey in final round of cuts