Basketball
Alpha set to sign four clubs in next round of rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, horseracing, Formula 1 and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Ice hockey, cycling, football and more
RTL builds cable overflow service for sports rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Handball, Euro and NBA basketball, cricket
Handball: Danish public-service broadcaster Danmarks Radio acquired the rights to both men’s and women’s Champions League competitions from the European Handball Federation in a five-year deal, from 2006-07 to 2010-11.
New TV deals boost Euroleague
Basketball looks for backers as Sogecable says it may quit
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, basketball, bowls
Football/Basketball: JCS Sports, owner of Israel’s two Sport 5 cable and satellite channels, acquired the rights for top Israeli football and basketball matches in a three-year sublicensing deal with pay-per-view company Charlton
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, rugby union, basketball and more
Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for up to 49 matches in football’s 2006 World Cup from Swiss agency Infront Sports & Media.
Israeli TV finally signs football and basketball deals
JCS Sports, which owns Israel’s two sports channels, has acquired the rights for top Israeli football and basketball matches
Basketball calls it a day with Rai
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Racing, basketball and more
And finally
Spanish pay-television company Sogecable has yet to decide whether to take up a three-year option to extend its financial backing for European basketball’s Euroleague.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Basketball, wrestling, horseracing and more
Basketball: Spain’s top domestic league, the ACB Liga, failed to agree television deals in time for the start of its season for the second successive year.