Football
Football opts for free-to-air as IOC signs with pay-TV
The Venezuelan Premier League switched from free to pay television, earning itself a 20 per cent increase. The IOC has switched from broadcasting union the OTI topay-operator Telesur.
F1 and US PGA Tour make hay in the Nordics
Resurgent competition between pay-television operators Modern Times Group and Canal Plus is driving up fees in the Nordics.
Serie A wary of premature platform wars
Competition between Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium presents Serie A with an opportunity to enrich itself, but it must be careful of killing off one of the competitors, or forcing them into collusion.
MP & Silva tries new formations to split Asian markets
The agency has creatively diced up rights for the English Premier League, Italian Serie A and several other football leagues between broadcasters in Japan and Vietnam in an effort to maximise profits. Results have been mixed.
FASTRACK: News in brief, Issue 14:15
RCS-RDS wraps up Premier League ... Battling HiTV wins Serie A ... Japan to reclaim Tour's No.1 status ... Crozier's role in ITV rugby win ... Universum seeking ZDF successor.
Prisa plans La Liga global takeover
Prisa-owned pay-television broadcaster Sogecable is seeking international rights deals for La Liga in the expectation that existing deals brokered by the Mediapro agency will be ruled invalid by a court ruling next month.
New Serie A set to consolidate at home and grow abroad
In exclusive interviews, Lega Serie A president Maurizio Beretta and director general Marco Brunelli explain the blueprint for future rights growth for Italian football's top division.
Deutsche Telekom F1 talks fuel hopes for pay-TV market
The German IPTV operator is in talks to buy F1, Serie A and European Tour golf rights, suggesting it could be about to present a bigger challenge to dominant pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland.
2010 World Cup ’empties streets’ across the world
World Cup breaks viewing records once again, although average audience falls in four of the European 'Big Five'.
Mediapro: We will be out of insolvency in three months
The Spanish rights agency's insolvency is being seen as a tactical move, although it has lost Serie A rights after missing a payment.
2010 World Cup ‘a turning point’ for internet sport
Figures and comment on online and mobile viewing of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
HiTV fears mount as Premier League loses patience
HiTV's loss of its Premier League rights have raised fears it will not be able to pay for other rights, including Uefa Champions League and Europa League.
IMG picks up Argentine league as Mediapro bails
IMG has bought the overseas rights for the league in a deal brokered by agency Muy Manero.
PCCW deal justifies MUTV switch
The Hong Kong pay-broadcaster's fee matches the total amount Manchester United earned from overseas sales of its channel over the last three years.
Listed events shadow over BBC-ITV lowballing
The BBC and ITV are refusing to meet Fifa's asking price for Euro 2012, but the broadcasters could be undermined by a European court ruling this autumn.
3D World Cup an “immense risk”
Fifa is claiming its 3D broadcasts of the World Cup a success despite criticism by some that it was a premature use of the new technology.
Broadcasters want to cut and run as debt crisis bites
Greece's broadcasters are pushing to renegotiate sports rights contracts as the country's economy battles with massive debts.
Romtelecom set to win Champions League rights
The telco is about to pick up the Champions League rights dropped last month by Boom, the insolvent pay-television broadcaster.