Boxing
Canal Plus may extend ppv to French boxers
France’s Canal Plus is considering a plan to show the fights of top French boxers on pay-per-view.
Rai agrees boxing deal, as Mediaset claims success
Italian boxing looks set to receive a major boost from state broadcaster Rai.
BBC buys heavyweight balance
The BBC is seeking to strengthen its boxing portfolio by signing up one of the most highly-regarded young heavyweight prospects in the UK.
US networks fight on to avoid promoter tag
US Senate votes to establish boxing commission with power to designate broadcasters as promoters
Seconds out for next bout of ppv boxing on internet
UK boxing website Seconds Out is to launch a pay-per-view internet boxing service at the end of this month.
Russia’s private sports channel fights for survival
7TV, one of Russia’s two big terrestrial sports channels and the only major channel still privately-owned, is undergoing a major restructuring to survive.
Sky gets tough over quality of fights it will show
Pay-television operator British Sky Broadcasting is to take a much tougher line in its coverage of boxing.
State TV attacked for showing too much handball
Danmarks Radio accused of not fulfilling its role as a public-service broadcaster
BBC in hard fight to win over boxers and promoters
Negotiations with Audley Harrison, and Mick Hennessy being dragged out by disputes over promoters, number of fights
Lewis had two big ppv fights, yet he wasn’t good box office
Despite two ppv fights among top ten ppv audiences, US fans did not take to cautious, media-shy fighte
RTL builds cable overflow service for sports rights
Football rights to be used to transform cable entertainment channel into a sports channel
BBC cuts back on boxing, but wants more next year
BBC focusing on Audley Harrison, David Haye and Carl Froch in the next 12 months
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, horseracing, boxing and tennis
Football: German sports agency Infront did not take-up its €595m (£412m) option for the Deutsche Fussball Liga rights for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons, failing to reach agreement over price.
Ukraine to get first sports channel
Ukraine is to get its first dedicated television sports channel next spring
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tour de France, boxing, Formula 1 and more
Cycling: Italian public-service broadcaster Rai agreed a four-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union, from 2005 to 2008, for coverage of the Tour de France.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf, cricket, hockey and boxing
Football: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the rights for a package of seven or eight Sunday matches from the 2006 World Cup from agency Infront Sports & Media.
Klitschko rights deal leads to brawl by angry broadcasters
German broadcaster ARD has bought the German television rights for the next five fights of heavyweight boxers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko
Top TV Sports programmes in Europe
April’s two Formula 1 races were the most featured events of the month in the TV Sports Markets monthly survey of European viewing.