Spain

Spanish Primera Liga club Real Madrid was the world’s biggest earning club in 2004-05.

Versatel has jumped into the vanguard of an emerging movement by telecoms companies to seriously challenge broadcasters for live television rights.

Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting from 2007 season.

Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.

Spanish pay-TV operator's dominance in football rights market under threat after regulator accuses it of being a monopoly.

Polish television has agreed a deal for football’s 2006 World Cup after months of negotiations with the Infront agency.