Cycling

Bobsleigh/skeleton

Leading industry figures have encouraged small sports federations to create specialised in-house television production units.

Boxing
Asia

Satellite pay-television operator BSkyB renewed four important golf deals: (1) exclusive live rights for two Ryder Cups (in 2006 and 2008) with European Tour Productions; (2) live rights for 34 events…
Cycling
Belgium

The UCI is planning a controversial overhaul of the rights-distribution and television production of the men’s road World Cup.

American Football
Europe

Audiovisual Sport, the football rights-holding company for Spain’s two main pay-television companies, said it valued the rights of all 20 clubs in the Primera Liga at €200m a season, 25 per cent less tha…
Athletics
Denmark

Danmarks Radio accused of not fulfilling its role as a public-service broadcaster
American Football
North America

Ice hockey: US broadcasters ABC and ESPN, which are seeking to renew a five-year deal with the National Hockey League, are said to have offered only about half the $120m (£66m/€94m) a year they now pa…
Cycling
Belgium

Negotiations upcoming with Union Cycliste Internationale and individual event organisers about World Championship and World Cup events
American Football
Australia

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. 

Cycling

The ProTour, “will become one of the most recognised brands in European sport, and will lead to a big increase in the amount and quality of televised cycling”.
Cycling
Europe

SweetSpot, a sports marketing and events company, beat two contenders to win the right to set up cycling’s new Tour of Britain.
Athletics

Football: Turkish state broadcaster TRT signed a four-year sublicensing deal with digital-satellite operator Digitürk for live, delayed and highlights rights for the Super Lig.

Cycling
Belgium

Belgian commercial channel VT4, owned by SBS Broadcasting, is setting up a sports department

Athletics
Australia

Motorsport: German pay-broadcaster Premiere extended its deal for live Formula One rights by one year, until the end of the 2007 season.

Baseball
Africa

Motorsport: German pay-broad-caster Premiere acquired the exclusive live rights for US motor racing’s Nascar and Indycar series for the 2006 season.

Baseball
Asia

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.

Badminton
Denmark

Minor sports in Denmark have turned to the internet to increase their exposure and drive revenues rather than rely on traditional broadcasters.

Bobsleigh/skeleton
Asia

Football: The English Premier League signed deals in Asia, Australia and North America for its live rights for the three seasons from 2007-08 to 2009-10
Athletics
Denmark

Subsidiary DDtv acquires cash-strapped Danmarks Radio's content portfolio as part of Danish DTT strategy