United Kingdom
NBA, Kirch and UK the biggest TV payers in 2007
The NBA’s renewal of its domestic television rights deals was the largest broadcast rights deal agreed in 2007
Rugby World Cup and Hamilton top good year for ITV
England’s defeat by South Africa in the final of rugby union’s World Cup attracted the largest television sports audience in the UK in 2007
Football TV revolution brings seismic shift in top markets
Impending closure of German cable channel and collapse of Spanish
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Tennis, Olympics, football, hockey and more
Tennis: US network NBC and cable broadcaster ESPN are set to acquire the rights for the Wimbledon tournament in two separate four-year deals, 2008 to 2011
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: NBA, Euro 2008, French, Spanish, Italian football
Basketball: US Disney-owned broadcasters ABC and ESPN and Time Warner’s Turner Sports extended their deals with the National Basketball Association for a further eight years from 2008-09 to 2015-16.
Germany and UK find life is cheaper without EBU
Public service broadcasters paying less for Euro 2008 rights
Premier League ppv viewing, match-by-match
British Sky Broadcasting’s pay-per-view Premier League football service
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, cricket, motorsport, golf and more
Cricket: Asian pay-broadcaster Zee Sports acquired the Indian cable and satellite rights to India’s three-Test series against Sri Lanka in a deal with the newly elected Board of Control for Cricket in India
Premier League retains power to weight packages
Important questions remain about the constitution of the Premier League’s television-rights packages
Premier’s Brussels deal
Premier League Offering
Premier League set to gain from new rights regime
The English Premier League is almost certain to bring in more money from its next round of domestic rights sales
F1 viewing shows how viewers want home success
Television audiences of the drivers and manufacturers’ home markets reflect rise and fall
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Africa, World Cup, Serie A
Football: African pay-television broadcaster Supersport acquired the rights for the South African Premier Soccer League, the country’s top-tier football league, in a five-year deal, 2007-08 to 2011-12, w…
Sponsors cover Serie A gamble
Italian football declining in popularity in the UK
Sky and Setanta Euro tee-off time
Pay-TV broadcasters keen to win European Tour golf properties
Ligue’s five-year plan to lure telecom bidders
League appeals to competition authorities for permission to sell rights for five years
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, winter sports and Formula One
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.
Bore draws stall FA Cup renaissance
Average audiences fall marginally for both BBC and BSkyB