Football
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Tippeliga and more
Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa
ESPN-Fox holds off DirecTV to secure rights
ESPN and Fox make peace in Latin America to keep DirecTV out of Champions League
MTG breaks the bank to fend off hungry Canal Plus
MTG breaks records with monster bid for Champions League; Canal Plus hits back with preemptive Norway deal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Ligue 1, Liga 1, Champions League, Euro 2012 and more
Football: France’s football league, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, sold the domestic rights to the top division, Ligue 1, for four years, 2012-13 to 2015-16, to pay-television operator Canal Plus a…
ESS secures Liga rights but break-up still on the cards
ESPN Star Sports wins La Liga rights after aggressive bid but could still split in the next 12 months
DFL on the way towards target for international rights
Bundesliga achieves rights fees increases taking it closer to €50 million target
Al Jazeera’s French Challenge
Al Jazeera rides to the rescue but doubts remain
Fastrack: Issue 15:12
Digital Plus furious about YouTube Copa ... Urhotv looking for partners ... ESPN looking at UK revamp
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football: Euro 2012, Africa Cup of Nations and more
Football: SNTV, the sports news agency operated by the IMG agency and The Associated Press, has acquired non-exclusive news clip rights outside Europe for the Confederation of African Football’s Africa C…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Serie A, Champions League, Danish league and more
Football: Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, sold its domestic live rights for three seasons from 2012-13 for €829m ($1.136bn) per year. Sa
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Copa America, Belgian Pro League, La Liga and more
Football: The Brazil-based Traffic Sports agency concluded media rights deals for the 2011 Copa America in Paraguay, Canada and Belgium and in more than 50 countries with YouTube (see page this issue)
Heard the rumour? CAA will buy IMG. Nonsense, says IMG
Industry alive to the news of CAA takeover of IMG
La Liga fourth out of Big Five leagues in rights values
Media rights for Spain's La Liga to hit €588.5 million in 2011-12 season
Surprise Telenet bid knocks rival out of the picture
Telenet secures Belguim's top football league rights with aggressive bid
Fastrack: Issue 15:11
Romanian pay-TV rivals bolster sports content...Final Copa deals in place...Liga rights talks in Venezuela...Premier League piracy case delay
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football: German national team, Ligue 1, La Liga, pre-season
Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF renewed their rights for the home matches of the men’s national team, women’s national team, men’s domestic league third-tier (3. Liga
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Euro 2012, Italian national team, Champions League
Football: Spanish commercial broadcasters Telecinco and Cuatro acquired the rights to Euro 2012 from Uefa, European football’s governing body. The deal is worth just less than €65m ($92.3m)
League sets high reserve price but talks to everyone
England's Football League touting global rights for $60 million over three seasons amidst sceptism from market experts