Football
Pro Ligue deal finally meets the right Standard
A new television rights deal for Belgium’s top-tier domestic football league was finally agreed this week
Sportfive wants slice of Eredivisie
The Sportfive agency is in talks with Dutch football’s top-tier league, the Eredivisie, about taking a minority stake in its new television channel.
TV losing patience as Spanish row hits legal logjam
Madrid court ruling to resolve the conflict be over top-tier domestic football television rights is almost certain to be postponed
A week to match Infront’s Lega bid
Sports rights agencies Sportfive and IMG have one week to match the offer made last month by Infront for the rights to Italy’s top football division, Serie A.
Tennis non-compete pact first signs of Middle East collusion
Middle East broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport has agreed a non-compete pact with rival ART for two major tennis properties
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: Football, MotoGP and more
Football: Portuguese public service broadcaster RTP agreed to sub-license 20 matches of football’s European Championship in Portugal next year to commercial channels SIC and TVI.
Uefa Cup TV deal is not a lucky dip
EBU set to agree one-year extension to Uefa Cup Final rights
M6 won’t drop legal threat over Euro 2004 offer
Commercial broadcaster rejects offer of a share of live rights from France Télévisions and TF1, holds out for better offer
Host broadcaster RTP sells 20 of 31 Euro 2004 games
Public service broadcaster will recoup €4m of its €6.5m rights fee spend
Mediaset in bitter row over Uefa TV deal with Rai
Mediaset claims it outbid Rai, but was then forced to withdraw bid
NOS wins year’s respite, but next deal will be tough
One year extension to Eredivisie highlights deal signed unopposed
Extra-time bid by Modern times stuns SBS channel
MTG secures Swedish home football internationals after ISPR Nordic extends bidding deadline
Premiere owner bids to take on all Bundesliga rights
Audacious attempt to protect investment in Premiere and bolster near-monopoly on live Bundesliga rights
Why sports market should take off
Increased competition from Polsat for top sports rights could drive competition
Sky and league thrash Brussels, but re-match will be much tougher
Sky's exclusivity for next three years barely dented, but will share rights with at least one other broadcaster next time
Asian TV set for Fifa battle
Asian TV gears up for World Cup war with agencies
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Formula 1, golf and more
Motorsport: Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco acquired Formula One rights in Spain in a two-year deal covering the 2004 and 2005 seasons