United Kingdom
Minority sport ponders life after the hammock?
Minority sports remain worried that the scrapping of the BBC’s Grandstand sports programme will make it even harder to win free-to-air television coverage.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: cricket, motorsport, tennis and basketball
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby League, equestrian, GAA, cricket and tennis
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, Euro 2008, World Cup qualifiers and more
RFL joins UK rights party after latecomer’s bid
Premier League deal: facts and figures
The £1.706 billion paid for the Premier League’s live rights for the 2007-08 to 2009-10 seasons represents a 68-per-cent increase on the present £1.024 billion deal.
Setanta pays big for England rights
Have Sky, Setanta both won?
English football’s Premier League emerged smiling at the conclusion of its latest television live-rights bidding process.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, cricket, rugby union and polo
Football: Dutch commercial broadcaster Talpa acquired the rights to domestic knockout competition the KNVB Cup in a four-year deal with the Dutch football Association, KNVB.
TV liked Turin but much prefers North America
The Turin Winter Olympics attracted impressive audiences to European public-service broadcasters.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf and Commonwealth Games
Football: The Dentsu and Infront agencies acquired the Rest of Asia rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups in a deal with Fifa, football’s world governing body.
Expat TV rights soar in US, and cricket leads way
Expatriate communities in North America have turned themselves from a niche television audience into one of the fastest growing sports rights markets in the world.
France jumps to No.2 spot
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.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, cricket, motorsport, handball and more
Boycott talks overshadow Cup viewing highs
A threat by French rugby union clubs to boycott the Heineken Cup comes at a time when French television audiences and public interest for the Cup are at their peak.
Sliding audiences mean no Bravo for Italy’s Serie A
UK pay-television channel Bravo will drop its coverage of Italian Serie A football from next month.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Premier League, Real Madrid, F1, rugby and more
Roulette wheel spins good draw for agencies
Sportfive, Kentaro, IMG get plenty of ties against the big five teams; Infront do not fare so well