United Kingdom
Five and BSkyB join bidders for Euro 2008
Bidders lack penetration required by UK listed-events legislation
ITV and BSkyB in fight for top UK boxers
The outlook for television boxing in the UK looks brighter than for a long time with commercial broadcaster ITV poised to commit to the sport
Top Premier shows lose out as viewers learn to be choosy
Television audiences for football’s English Premier League have fallen for live and highlights matches
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Formula One and GP2 series deals
Football: UK pay-operator British Sky Broadcasting is set to acquire the rights to the English Football League’s Championship, lower divisions and the League Cup in a four-year deal worth at least £3…
How BBC channel could be funded
The BBC has a number of options on funding
Extra radio channel shows way forward for BBC
The BBC could point to a regulatory precedent in starting a sports channel – though in radio rather than television
Why BBC sports channel must not be too popular
One of the key questions that Peter Salmon left behind when he quit as BBC head of sport last month was whether the BBC should launch a dedicated sports channel
Sky boosts Football League
England’s Football League is set to sign a new four-year deal with UK pay-operator British Sky Broadcasting
Grade ponders FA rights bid as marker for new ITV era
Repackaged FA Cup and England matches could attract ITV bid, leading to increased competition, rights fees
Hardball Team tells bidders to put in new offers
Bidders in the Netherlands and Belgium to submit new bids because the initial offers were too low.
BBC has to pay to leave the ring
The BBC has paid-off one of the UK’s leading boxing promoters to stop him taking legal action
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Indian and Ashes cricket, tennis, golf and more
Cricket: Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Entertainment Television acquired the international rights to this month’s India v Pakistan tour for $11.5m (£6m/€8.7m).
Aggressive Setanta faces hard task to win Premier place
Setanta to put live Premier League football on digital-terrestrial TV, BSkyB follow suit
BSkyB hits back at rivals as media wars hot up
NTL becomes Virgin Media, BSkyB triple-play becomes See, Speak and Surf
IOC moves to break up regional rights deals
Top markets may be carved out from European television-rights deal for 2014 and 2016 Olympics
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, basketball, boxing, motorsport and more
Commonwealth Games: UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the rights to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in a deal with the Fastrack agency, which is selling the rights on behalf of the organisers.
Sponsors benefit from free-TV, but not every time
The value to a sponsor of terrestrial television coverage against satellite coverage
Cycling tour looks for new agency to win overseas TV
Tour of Britain is looking for a new rights-distributor