Football
Leagues tempted by own channels as tough renewals loom
The French and Belgian leagues are latest to consider in-house channels in the face of weak demand for their rights from broadcasters.
Top clubs eye bigger share of soaring overseas revenues
Manchester United and Liverpool are increasingly unhappy that overseas television rights revenue continues to be split equally between Premier League clubs.
…and Wins exposure in China
The Premier League has taken a big cut in its rights fee to secure free-to-air exposure in China.
Premier League stokes next UK talks with global channel…
The Premier League's new channel for overseas rights-holders will be launched with one eye on the next domestic rights negotiations.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: FOOTBALL: Euro 2012, La Liga, national team and other deals
Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired free-to-air rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa worth €110m ($150m).
Turkish FA lands German jackpot to boost domestic deal
Turkish football federation gets third major rights-increase in six months
Rows kick-off in Spain and France over qualifier sales
Agencies have already begun to squabble over rights ownership
Kentaro the winner in Warsaw on agencies’ day of reckoning
Kentaro fared the best out of the draw for Euro 2016 qualifying groups among the agencies that will be selling second-party rights for national team matches.
Football still in a league of its own
Football dominated sports viewing in Europe’s top markets in 2009, with Uefa club competitions and World Cup qualifiers delivering the strongest audiences in the big five markets.
EBU tells struggling members not to act like rights agencies
Mounting financial pressures have tempted cash-strapped Hungarian broadcaster MTV to sell on World Cup rights acquired through the EBU.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Africa Cup of Nations, Latin American and Asian football
Football: South African public-service broadcaster SABC said that it had secured the rights for the 2010 African Cup of Nations and other CAF events through to 2016 after agreeing a deal, reportedly worth…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: National team, Turkish and Swedish league deals
Football: Free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión acquired the domestic rights for Chilean national team matches from 2011 to 2014 in a four-year deal with Chile’s National Association of Professional Fo…
Rivals call football rights ceasefire
Gol TV and Canal Plus Liga co-operation in Premier League bidding process is likely to be repeated.
Traffic entrusts FSA with Copa America growth
Australia-based FSA Media picks up Asia-Pacific distribution rights for next year’s Copa America.
Fox ambition spells end for Setanta’s American dream
Fox launches new football channel and buys out Setanta's US operation.