United Kingdom
How EC might push changes on Premier League
If commission finds BSkyB rivals did not bid because packages were too large, it could tell league to re-tender rights
BSkyB heads for 7m subscribers
UK pay-television operator British Sky Broadcasting said that it expected to hit its year-end target of seven million subscribers “within weeks” after reporting a pre-tax profit for the first time sin…
BSkyB sticks with ppv, after high bid for 3rd package
Chief Exec says at least half of 62 third- and fourth-choice package matches will be on ppv
Finding for or against Premier League is not clear-cut issue
So was the bidding process for the Premier League’s live rights anti-competitive, as the European Commission believes it might have been? Several competition lawyers believe that there is a strong ar…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, rugby league, cricket and more
Spanish sports marketing company Santa Monica made an estimated €100m (£70 m) offer for the television rights of nine clubs in the newly-formed G12 group of Spanish Primera Liga football clubs.
German, Spanish TV deals confirm the worst for Uefa
Newly signed deals in Spain and Germany confirm that the Uefa Champions League is heading for a major drop in television rights fees in four of Europe’s five major markets.
Good for Sky, but too good?
The Premier League’s planned tender of its television rights is good news for British Sky Broadcasting.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf, boxing and more
The BBC, ITV and British Sky Broadcasting tendered initial bids to England’s Football Association for the next three-year package of television rights, covering England home internationals and the FA C…
TV Sports Markets analysis of Champions League viewing in Europe
Champions League television viewing rose by eight per cent across Europe’s top six football television markets this season.
Will Sky be able to buy everything?
BSkyB could win all the live rights in the packages proposed by the European Commission and by the Premier League.
Harrison audience carries on falling
Audley Harrison’s 11th fight on the BBC attracted the heavyweight boxer’s second lowest audience.
Football ‘will never be the same’
The annual report on football finance from accountants Deloitte & Touche shows that English football generates more money than any other European League
Sky can still beat rivals
In breaking down its “bronze package” of 62 Saturday games into two packages of 31 games, the Premier League has increased slightly the chances of a terrestrial broadcaster winning some live rights. T
League splits packages
The Premier League made two changes to its initial packaging of rights. The first split the third package of 62 third-choice live Saturday games, played at either 1pm or 5.
New broadband rights may not satisfy Brussels
Broadband operators could complain to Commission on grounds that they cannot acquire exclusive content
Bundesliga may not be good model for UK, as EC claims
Commission formally approves Uefa changes to Champions League rights sales, praises DFL tender
BBC increases fee for must-have UK athletics
Fast Track secures four-year, £22m deal
ECB’s Sibley adds his old job of advising ECB
Relationship with Octagon CSI over