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UK and Germany confirm trend of low World Cup fee increases
The World Cup rights deals signed by Fifa in the UK and Germany just before the current tournament kicked off confirmed the difficulties the governing body has had in securing decent fee increases in both markets and in Europe generally.
Watching Brief (Vol.80) Special Focus: Football – Uefa Champions League
There were mixed results for broadcasters of the 2013-14 Uefa Champions League in Europe's big five markets, as Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains
Fina happy with long term deal and modest increase
The world swimming federation earned a small fee increase in its renewal last week with Japanese commercial broadcaster TV Asahi.
Peter Hall, head of marketing and TV, Fina
Interview with Peter Hall, Fina’s head of marketing TV, on the federation’s new deal with commercial broadcaster TV Asahi in Japan.
Sport1 picks up Fiba World Cup
German sports broadcaster Sport1 last month picked up rights to the Fiba World Cup, which takes place in August, in a cash and airtime deal.
German federation gets small increase in international income
The German Ski Association, the Deutscher Skiverband (DSV), secured a small increase in the value of its media rights outside Germany in a renewal with the Infront Sports & Media agency this week.
Free-to-air interest drives Wimbledon value in Germany
ARD/ZDF interest drives value of Wimbledon rights in Sky deal in Germany
Watching Brief (Vol.74) Special Focus: Winter Olympics
Sport1 strengthens rights portfolio with 2014 Euros deal
Sport1 says it wants to be the home of handball in Germany
Watching Brief (Vol.66) Special Focus: Football – International Qualifiers
Competition from agencies and pay-TV helps ASO claw back rights value
Tour de France commits early to EBU despite interest from agencies and pay-TV companies
Watching Brief (Vol.62) Special Focus: Athletics – World Athletics Championships
Watching Brief (Vol.60) Special Focus: Football – Fifa Confederations Cup
German TV will have to pay more due to Lisicki effect
Lisicki timing is good for IMG in German Wimbledon TV rights talks
RTL deal shakes up German market
Germany’s RTL snatches national team qualifier matches from under the nose of ARD/ZDF
Watching Brief (Vol.57) Special Focus: Football – Uefa club competitions
Ufa battle to hold on to rights could be good news for IHF
Ufa Sports faces a hard battle to hold on to World Championship handball rights