Turkey
Europe

The controversial presentation ceremony at the end of F1’s Turkish grand prix could lead to a ban of all Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile events in the country.

Australian Rules Football
Europe

Olympics: Korean free-to-air broadcaster SBS acquired the rights for four Olympic Games from 2010 to 2016.

Football
Europe

Turkish commercial broadcaster ATV continued its spending spree on top football.

Cricket
Africa

African football revenue sharing, Digitürk spoiler, legal challenge to funding of Brazil's Record, CSI drops cricket commission rate
Football
Turkey

Turkish media group Doğan will pay at least a 33-per-cent increase on its present deal for the Uefa Champions League
Football
Africa

Olympics: Hong Kong pay-television broadcaster I-Cable Communications acquired the new media rights for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and all media rights for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and…
Football
Turkey

Turkey and the Middle East are likely to set down impressive markers for the rest of the market.

Football
Asia

Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 confirmed their joint acquisition of the rights for Euro 2008, in a €100m (£68m) deal brokered by the Sportfive agency. 
Football
Turkey

federation agreed a deal for the cup rights with pay-television operator Digitürk
Basketball
France

Basketball: Polish pay-broadcaster Canal Plus acquired the live rights for the Euroleague in a three-year deal, from 2005-06 to 2007-08, with the Bonivest agency, which brokered the deal on behalf of Euroleague Basketball.

Football
Brazil

Football: German pay-broadcaster Premiere acquired exclusive rights for the Champions League in a three-year deal from 2006-07 to 2008-09

Football
Turkey

Turkish commercial broadcaster ATV has surprised the country’s television sports industry by spending $21 million (£11.4 million/€16.7 million) in five days on two major football properties
Football
Asia

Fox Turkey makes first major foray into sport
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).

Football
Canada

Football:  The Dentsu agency acquired the rights in Japan to all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, in a deal with world football’s governing body.

Football
Turkey

Saran International, the Turkish rights agency, renewed its deal with Galatasaray
Football
Turkey

Show TV and ATV to enter dedicated sports channel market
Turkey

Turkish grand prix has prompted Turkey’s biggest media company, Dogan, to acquire the domestic television rights to Formula One