Spain
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.
Sogecable sale rocked by double football-rights blow
Spanish media group Sogecable has suffered two major blows in quick succession.
Audiences tire of Nadal v Federer
Roger Federer is not the only one tiring of his French Open tennis finals with Spanish star Rafael Nadal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: NHL, gymnastics, basketball, boxing, golf and more
Ice hockey: Canadian cable sports broadcaster TSN extended its television rights deal with the National Hockey League for a further six years, through to 2013-14, in a contract worth at least C$200m (£101m/€127m).
TV losing patience as Spanish row hits legal logjam
Madrid court ruling to resolve the conflict be over top-tier domestic football television rights is almost certain to be postponed
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Formula 1, golf and more
Motorsport: Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco acquired Formula One rights in Spain in a two-year deal covering the 2004 and 2005 seasons
Brussels tells EBU: Your new rules aren’t good enough
Proposed changes would lead to non-members being able to acquire substantial Olympics coverage from EBU members on fair and reasonable terms
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby, ice sports and more
Rugby Union: French pay-television channel Sport Plus acquired the rights for European rugby union’s top club competition, the Heineken Cup, in a three-year deal with organisers European Rugby Cup, starting t…
Spanish league gets off to a healthy TV start
First 11 matches get 4.17m average audience
RTVE still in search of deal for Liga
Broadcaster cannot agree fee with regional broadcasting organisation
Rejected agency sues league
Rejected agency sues Primera Liga and Sogecable
Sogecable takes over funding of Euro-basketball
Out of court settlement ends Telefónica-Euroleague dispute
Has EBU done enough?
EBU facing crucial decision from European Commission on exemption from competition law
F1’s TV season is saved by last five races for title
Formula One television viewing rose in four out of the five top European television markets this year, according to a survey by TV Sports Markets. Germany was the exception.
Top basketball leagues struggle for TV coverage
No coverage for Spanish and Greek leagues three weeks into season, small fees in Italy
England out of step over TV qualifying games
How national football team matches are protected in different European territories
SPORTEL TALK: Spanish monopoly ‘good for trading’
Spanish sports agencies say that it is a better time to be trading now than two years ago, despite the merger of Spain’s two pay-television operators which has reduced competition.
Top clubs will get more power and cash in Europe
Clubs want a joint venture between themselves and Uefa to run the commercial side of club competitions