South Africa
TV Rights Deals 2: Athletics, basketball, cricket, golf, F1, motorsport and rugby
SABC ‘wants cake and icing for free’ in listed-events claim
Show me the money: the Top 10 deals of 2008
New domestic deals for two of Europe’s top five football leagues accounted for two of the three biggest television rights contracts signed in 2008.
South Africa deal hits the skids as banks feel the heat
SABC listed-events lobbying ‘unlikely’ to change much
A review of South Africa’s listed-events legislation is generating concern among the country’s broadcasters and rights holders.
World Cup deal ends Africa’s “big brother” relationship
A new strategic cooperation between the African Union of Broadcasters and Fifa, covering the 2010 football World Cup, will give Fifa a direct relationship with broadcasters in the region for the first time.
BSkyB grabs RFU to leave Premiership, Sanzar in a fix
UK pay-operator BSkyB’s new five-year deal with the Rugby Football Union was a classic smash-and-grab move that will strengthen its position in the ongoing negotiations for English rugby union’s top-tier domestic league.
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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, Champions League, Norwegian deal
Football: German commercial broadcaster RTL sublicensed a package of nine 2010 Fifa World Cup matches from pay-television operator Premiere, with an option to purchase a further nine matches.
Only a decent TV deal can save British Open
Rugby and cricket lose in South Africa’s first list
Poland, Turkey agree Uefa TV deal
Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat is set to sublicense live Champions League rights to state broadcaster TVP
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Golf, football, tennis and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Olympics and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby league, motorcycling, golf, tennis
South Africa sticks to Test duo
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tour de France, boxing, Formula 1 and more
Cycling: Italian public-service broadcaster Rai agreed a four-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union, from 2005 to 2008, for coverage of the Tour de France.