Cricket
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby League, equestrian, GAA, cricket and tennis
ICC next in line for India TV windfall
The International Cricket Council will be among the first rights-holders to benefit from the increased competition in the Indian television market.
Nimbus plan creates sticky wicket for Indian TV players
Nimbus Communications, which paid a record fee for worldwide television rights to Indian cricket, is to use the rights to launch its own South Asian sports channel.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, cricket, rugby union and polo
Football: Dutch commercial broadcaster Talpa acquired the rights to domestic knockout competition the KNVB Cup in a four-year deal with the Dutch football Association, KNVB.
Nimbus gets good worldwide fees for India cricket
The Nimbus Sport agency looks set to make a profit on the international rights for Indian cricket.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Motorsport, baseball, cricket and new media
Motorsport: German pay-broad-caster Premiere acquired the exclusive live rights for US motor racing’s Nascar and Indycar series for the 2006 season.
TV RIGHTS CLIP 1: Football, Olympics, motor racing and others
Football: Italian broadcaster Mediaset acquired the broadcast rights across any medium to top Serie A club Inter Milan in a two-year deal worth €200m (£137m), covering the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
Expat TV rights soar in US, and cricket leads way
Expatriate communities in North America have turned themselves from a niche television audience into one of the fastest growing sports rights markets in the world.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, cricket, motorsport, handball and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: ICC, World Cup and Euro football and more
Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the worldwide rights for International Cricket Council events from September 2007 through to 2015.
The deal that ESS had to win
Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has won the rights for cricket’s next two World Cups.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Bobsleigh, cricket, horseracing and more
But $1bn may be hard for ICC
The ICC is struggling to generate the same intensity of bidding for its television rights as that seen for Indian cricket earlier this year.
Sky cements prime position as TVNZ loses Olympics
TV RIGHTS 1: World Cup, Euro 2008, F1, golf, cricket and more
Football: SBS International, the acquisition arm of Korean private free-to-air broadcaster SBS, acquired the rights for all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.
High-priced rights may scare off cricket bidders
The Bangladesh Cricket Control Board looks as if it might be scaring off potential bidders with an overly ambitious tender.