Boxing

Boxing
North America

US cable broadcaster ESPN has revived its interest in boxing almost a year after it seemed set to quit the sport.
Boxing
Europe

There is considerable pressure on UK boxing promoter Frank Warren and his biggest fight asset, Ricky Hatton, to come up with a top-ranking US opponent in the next few months.
Boxing

Heavyweight boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are selling the television rights for Vitali’s December WBC world heavyweight title fight
Boxing

The imminent retirement of middle-weight boxer Oscar De La Hoya is a major blow to big-time pay-per-view boxing.
Athletics
Europe

Channel set for December launch, once European Commission is assured that it has no links with News International or Sky Italia
Air Racing
Australia

Olympics: Australian telecoms provider Telstra agreed a A$9m (£4.2m/ €5.3m) deal with Seven Media Group to show exclusive live coverage of the Beijing Olympics on its BigPond mobile service. 
Badminton
Europe

The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against the Italian government over the use by the country’s broadcasters of mini-advertisements during the televising of football matches.

Basketball
Africa

Football: Polish pay-television operator Canal Plus acquired the main package of Serie A rights for the three years from 2007-08 to 2009-10 in a deal with the Media Partners and Silva agency.

Boxing
Africa

Football: The England Football Association agreed deals for its international rights covering the fouryear period from 2008-09 to 2011-12, bringing in worldwide revenues of over $300m (£144m/€207m) - …
Boxing
Europe

Welsh boxer's victory over Mikkel Kessler watched by 283,000 at 1:30AM in the morning
Boxing
Czech Republic

Boxing website SecondsOut.com is close to tying up rights deals with top US and European promoters to show fights on internet pay-per-view.

Basketball
Asia

Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the rights for the next four fights of Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko in a deal with the Sportfive agency worth €10m (£6.8m).

Boxing
Australia

Ice Skating: The European Broadcasting Union acquired the rights for the World and European Championships and other events in a four-year deal with the International Skating Union, the sport's world governing…
Boxing
Europe

Seven senior executives have left since the Lagardère takeover
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…
Boxing
Australia

Commonwealth Games: Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten and pay-operator Foxtel acquired the rights for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

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
Basketball
Argentina

Golf: UK pay-broadcaster Setanta acquired the rights to the US PGA Tour in a six-year deal, from 2007 to 2012.