Cricket
Doordarshan will have to make do with highlights
Sri Lanka rejects bids after ending two deals early
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Cricket, rallying, motorcycling and football
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: French football, rugby union, tennis and more
Football: French pay-broadcaster Canal Plus acquired the exclusive live rights and a highlights package for the French football league in a three-year deal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: ECB rejects “dying” terrestrial for BSkyB riches
Cricket: The England and Wales Cricket Board agreed a four-year deal with UK pay-television operator British Sky Broadcasting, from 2006 to 2009, for exclusive live rights to English cricket
South Africa sticks to Test duo
Tri-Nations falls short of Ashes TV
Rugby league’s inaugural Tri-Nations tournament between Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand, though generally regarded as a success, failed to attract UK viewers like rugby league’s previous international series
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf, cricket, hockey and boxing
Rights for Asian cricket go without any competition
Television rights for Asian cricket have traditionally been among the most competed-for in the world.
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.
English cricket may get £10m for new-media rights
BSkyB mops up England’s tours
Channel Four wants to cut back on Test coverage
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Cricket, football, rugby union and snooker
Cricket: The Board of Control for Cricket in India, after extensive legal wrangles, finally signed a deal for the Indian rights to the three tours taking place this year, a four-Test series against Australia, a two-Test series against South Africa and a one-off one-day international against Pakistan, with state broadcaster Doordarshan.
Lower TV churn helps NZ cricket
Why South Africa will struggle to lift TV cricket fees
South African cricket faces an uphill struggle next month when it starts talks with public-service broadcaster SABC
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Cricket, football, swimming and rugby union
Cricket: Indian broadcaster Zee Telefilms made a $308m (£174m/ €257m) bid for the worldwide television rights to Indian cricket for four years, from October 2004 to September 2008.
India’s deal sets cricket record but can TV afford it?
The sale of Indian cricket television rights for the next four years will be the most valuable cricket deal agreed by a national cricket board