Spain

Football
Europe

Spanish pay-television operator Sogecable is looking to exercise an option to extend its present deal with top La Liga football club Real Madrid
Air Racing
Australia

Olympics: Australian telecoms provider Telstra agreed a A$9m (£4.2m/ €5.3m) deal with Seven Media Group to show exclusive live coverage of the Beijing Olympics on its BigPond mobile service. 
Football
Austria

Infront, and other suitors, did not like the rights guarantees ISPR had committed to
Biathlon
Europe

The TV Sports Markets monthly survey of European sports viewing in December shows Champions League second-phase matches topping the tables in six of 19 countries surveyed.
Football
Africa

Football: Spanish commercial broadcaster Cuatro and digital satellite operator Digital Plus, both owned by media group Sogecable, acquired the rights for Euro 2008 from Uefa, in a deal brokered by the…
Football
Asia

Football: Polish public-service broadcaster TVP and commercial broadcaster Polsat agreed a joint-deal for the 2006 World Cup with the Infront agency worth €15m (£10.3m).

Football
Europe

Spanish media group poised to take 100-per-cent control
Football
Europe

Spain’s competition authority, the Comisión Nacional de la Competencia, this week opened a file against eight broadcasters and organisations
Football
Europe

International broadcasters may follow Netherlands' Talpa's example, and cancel its contract
Football
Europe

The media-rights sales for three of Europe’s top five leagues have come under fresh regulatory scrutiny
Football
Denmark

The climax of the football season in Europe attracted big audiences for free-to-air broadcasters across the continent.

Football
Europe

Broadcasters worldwide likely to seek more protection in future contracts with agencies
Football
Europe

Spanish media agency Mediapro will launch its planned premium digital football channel in time for next season
Football
Europe

The French football league’s €29 million a-year- deal with Orange for its mobile rights places it second among Europe’s top six leagues.

American Football
Africa

Football: A consortium of Telecoms company Telenor and Scandinavia’s commercial broadcasters, TV2 in Denmark, TV2 in Norway and TV4 in Sweden, acquired the rights for the Euro 2008 tournament in a deal w…
Cricket
Asia

Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the worldwide rights for International Cricket Council events from September 2007 through to 2015.
Europe

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE exercised a matching-rights option to secure motorcycling’s MotoGP rights for a further five years.

Football
Albania

Sportfive, Kentaro, IMG get plenty of ties against the big five teams; Infront do not fare so well