Athletics

Athletics
Denmark

Poor viewing for the European athletics championships in Gothenburg will not help the European Athletics Association get the fee increase it is trying to get.

Athletics
Australia

EBU-athletics tensions, Canal Plus basketball fees drop, IOC's Australian rights fee, ESS tears up deals in UK and Australia, Trans World Sport's future in balance
Athletics
Europe

The European Athletics Championships will need to get good ratings if the European Athletics Association is to get an increase in television rights fees.

Athletics
Europe

Audience of 230 million in Europe

American Football
Africa

Athletics: The Dentsu agency signed a 10-year, €180m (£122m) deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations for the worldwide marketing rights and worldwide television rights outside Eu…
Athletics

Declining interest in athletics and belief that last deal was overvalued mean EBU negotiations will be tough
American Football
Brazil

Boxing: German public-service broadcaster ARD acquired the rights for a minimum 12 fights a year from Sauerland Promotions in a four-year deal, 2008 to 2011, renewing a previous contract
Athletics
Australia

A new deal for French Ligue 1 football is likely to be the biggest television-rights deal of 2008
Athletics
Europe

Olympics, international football, ice hockey, skiing and athletics protected

Athletics
Denmark

Motorsport: US motor racing series Nascar finalised a series of eight-year deals worth an overall $4.5bn (£2.6bn/€3.8bn), a 40-per-cent increase on its present deals.

Athletics
Australia

Cricket: Asian pay-broadcaster Zee Sports acquired the Indian cable and satellite rights to India’s three-Test series against Sri Lanka in a deal with the newly elected Board of Control for Cricket in India

Athletics

The TWI agency is having mixed fortunes in selling the television rights for the Golden League athletics series

Athletics

Formula One:  Pan-Asian broad-caster ESPN Star Sports acquired the pay rights for Formula One in all of Asia, except Japan and China, in a five-year deal

Athletics
Asia

Basketball: Spanish commercial broadcaster La Sexta acquired the rights to this year’s basketball World Championships in a deal with Fiba, the international basketball federation.

Athletics
Australia

Rugby union: UK pay-broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting acquired the exclusive live rights to European club rugby’s Heineken Cup competition in the UK and Ireland in a four-year deal, from 2006-07 to 2…
Athletics

The IMG/TWI agency is set to win a bidding process for the worldwide television rights to athletics’ Golden League Series
Athletics
Europe

The revamped Golden League athletics series has still to win television coverage in two of Europe’s top five television markets.

Athletics
Europe

EBU broadcasters believe that fee expectations of rights-holders are unrealistic