Rai

Cycling

Tour de France commits early to EBU despite interest from agencies and pay-TV companies

Athletics

Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences in Europe for the last month’s World Athletics Championships in Moscow T
Basketball

Petrucci intervention helps Fiba close late late Rai deal

Rugby Union

Discovery picks up Six Nations rights in Italy in surprise deal

Football

As Brazil delivers increased audiences for the Fifa Confederations Cup in Europe’s big five markets, Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, runs the numbers T
Multi-sport

Sky-Rai Olympic deal pleases IOC and Coni, but not ski federation

Football

Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League in Europe’s big five markets U
Basketball

Rai and Sky Italia in Lega Basket rights bids

Football

Football: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired the free-to-air rights for all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in a €9.5m (£6.5m) deal with the Sportfive agency. It is the first deal done for the championship.
Football

Rai set to acquire rights for Euro 2008 from Sportfive.

Sky Italia to re-launch digital multi-channel coverage this season.

Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting from 2007 season.
Skiing

EBU set to get money back for Italian skiing rights.

Football

Serie A champions Juventus set to sign a deal with Italian state broadcaster Rai.