ESPN

Fox Sports buys Eredivisie rights in Italy

German broadcaster Sport1 targets pay-TV growth

Football

The FA and Football League cash in as Sky and BT scrap for content

In its haste to exit the UK, ESPN may have missed an opportunity with its ESPN America channel

Football

SPL drops Sportfive for MP & Silva premium in nine-year deal for international rights

Football

Ben Speight, head of SportBusiness Intelligence, analyses domestic television audiences for the English Premier League as viewing declines year-on-year
American Football

A buy-out deal for ESPN America could be weeks away, with Setanta, Chello and Eurosport all in the frame

Football

As the English FA tenders its domestic rights from 2014-15 onwards, SportBusiness Intelligence analyst Pauline McVey, examines FA Cup audiences in the UK
Football

UK broadcasters BBC, ITV, BT and BSkyB likely to bid for domestic rights to the FA Cup and England friendly internationals

Darts

SBS6 acquired the exclusive rights for all Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands.

American Football

Football: The German Football League awarded the rights for the Bundesliga in several three-year deals covering 2006-07 to 2008-09.

American Football

• Formula One: German free-to-air sports broadcaster DSF acquired a package of Formula One rights for the 2007 season.

Football

Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.

Athletics

Television rights deals with incumbent partners ABC/ESPN and TNT likely to be the most valuable of the year.

Australian Rules Football

UK pay-operator’s English Premier League deal was year's largest television sports-rights deal.

Football

Uefa's stumbling block in rights negotions for Euro 2008

Boxing

US television networks HBO, Showtime and ESPN set to increase amount of boxing shown