Spain
Europe

Pay-television operators in four of the five top European television markets reported growing numbers of subscribers

Australian Rules Football
Canada

Ice hockey: Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC retained the rights for live coverage of the US National Hockey League in a six-year deal that will keep its flagship Hockey Night in Canada programme…
Football
Brazil

Football: UK commercial operator ITV and pay-broadcaster Setanta acquired the rights for the FA Cup knock-out competition and England national team matches in a four-year, £425m (€623m) deal with the En…
Cricket
Asia

Tennis: Asian broadcaster Ten Sports sublicensed coverage of the finals of this year’s French Open tournament to rival pay-operator Zee Sports.

Football
Belgium

Football: Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Cuatro sublicensed the non-exclusive rights to at least seven matches from the upcoming World Cup from rival broadcaster La Sexta in a deal worth €20m (£14m).
Europe

German viewing also falls, Spain and Italy see audiences rise

Football
Europe

A look at television production of football matches in France, Germany, England, Italy and Spain
Athletics
Europe

The revamped Golden League athletics series has still to win television coverage in two of Europe’s top five television markets.

Football
Asia

Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD/ZDF acquired the live and delayed rights for all 64 matches of the 2014 World Cup from Fifa, football’s world governing body. 
Baseball
Asia

Football: French commercial broad-caster TF1 agreed a deal with the Infront agency for the pay-television rights for the 2006 World Cup and sublicensed them to pay-broadcaster Canal Plus and its own cable and satellite channel Eurosport.

Football
Europe

Free-to-air television audiences for live coverage of Spanish football’s Primera Liga in 2005-06 fell five per cent on the previous season.

Football
Europe

Mediapro is bidding aggressively for the television rights of Barcelona and other top Spanish football clubs.

Football
Europe

Football: New Spanish commercial channel La Sexta, which launched last week, acquired the rights to this year’s World Cup.

Football
Europe

Fernando Alonso’s strong start to the Formula One season continued to attract Spanish viewers this season.
Europe

The value of Formula One television rights in Spain has more than trebled, as a result of the high ratings attracted by local driver Fernando Alonso
Basketball
Europe

Sogecable is to end its financial backing of European club basketball’s top-tier league, the Euroleague
Handball
Denmark

Men's World Handball Championships in Germany attracts big audiences across Europe
Baseball
France

Commonwealth Games:  UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the rights to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in a deal with the Fastrack agency, which is selling the rights on behalf of the organisers.