Scandinavia
Delicate political game of choosing partners and winning
A joint-bid from Canal Plus and Telenor comfortably won the Premier League rights in the Nordic region after much less competition than was expected.
Premier League heading for $1bn fees from rest of world
English football’s Premier League began its international audiovisual rights sales in dramatic style with massive first-round awards in three of its most competitive markets.
Exit ambitious media group, hit by high rights fees
The Nordic free-to-air television landscape is set for another shift in ownership power with the exit of Norwegian media group Schibsted.
Breakaway channels pose dilemma for state TV
Scandinavia’s three main commercial broadcasters have broken away from a wider free-to-air consortium to bid as a separate group for football’s Euro 2008 rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Olympics, skiing, tennis, motorsport and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, Premier League, African leagues
Telenor empire grows again with Danish gamble
Tender may break Modern Times’ Danish dominance
Agencies face hard FA sales
International rights split between several agencies - revenue increases 275 per cent
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, rugby union, rugby league, volleyball
Champions League newcomers’ early viewing success
The opening two matchweeks of football’s Champions League have got good audiences for the competition’s new rights holders.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Boxing, basketball, winter sports and more
Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the rights for the next four fights of Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko in a deal with the Sportfive agency worth €10m (£6.8m).
Poor viewing won’t help Euro athletics lift fees
Poor viewing for the European athletics championships in Gothenburg will not help the European Athletics Association get the fee increase it is trying to get.
Nordic leagues want TV cash more than exposure
The domestic ice hockey leagues in Sweden and Norway have signed new live television deals.
La Liga is No.2 worldwide league – if only for now
International rights sales for Spanish football’s La Liga are likely to bring in more than €100 million a year.
Royal League may lose its crown as viewers turn off
The board of the Scandinavian Royal League will meet next week to discuss the trend of falling television audiences that threaten the tournament’s future.