Sportfive

Media Partners & Silva set to take a long-term stranglehold on the international rights of Serie A clubs.

The Sportfive agency acquired the rights for the 2007 and 2009 World Handball Championships.

Rai set to acquire rights for Euro 2008 from Sportfive.

Shock award of international media rights for German league football

France, Italy, UK and Nordic region the only European territories covered so far.

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

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

Pan-European broadcaster acquires content specifically for the region for the first time.

English Premier League international television rights expected to more than double in value since previous sale.

Uefa's stumbling block in rights negotions for Euro 2008