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

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

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

Lisicki timing is good for IMG in German Wimbledon TV rights talks

Germany’s RTL snatches national team qualifier matches from under the nose of ARD/ZDF

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

Ufa Sports faces a hard battle to hold on to World Championship handball rights

Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews television audiences for the recent Alpine World Ski Championships in key European markets

Ben Speight, head of SportBusiness Intelligence, analyses how last month’s handball World Championship proved a big draw in Spain, Germany and Denmark T

Premiere, the German pay-television broadcaster, has salvaged something of its reputation following its deal with DSF.

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

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