Football
Greek football season faces delay
12 of 16 first division clubs are yet to agree deals
Sogecable waits for Spanish clubs to break solidarity
If G30 splits, Sogecable will move for Primera Liga club rights
League channel faces splits and need for cash
Channel struggling to attract external investment and facing an aggressive opponent in Sky
Sky can still beat rivals
In breaking down its “bronze package” of 62 Saturday games into two packages of 31 games, the Premier League has increased slightly the chances of a terrestrial broadcaster winning some live rights. T
League splits packages
The Premier League made two changes to its initial packaging of rights. The first split the third package of 62 third-choice live Saturday games, played at either 1pm or 5.
New broadband rights may not satisfy Brussels
Broadband operators could complain to Commission on grounds that they cannot acquire exclusive content
Uefa told to change rules on club sales of Euro Cup rights
Clubs must be allowed to sell rights to free-to-air channels
Bundesliga may not be good model for UK, as EC claims
Commission formally approves Uefa changes to Champions League rights sales, praises DFL tender
Sports channel, by Al-Jazeera
Channel to be broadcast free via satellite throughout Middle East
Spanish league faces month delay
The Spanish football league season could be delayed by over a month after the G-30 group of clubs, consisting of eight Primera Liga clubs and all 22 Segunda Liga clubs, renewed a threat to delay the start…
Uefa Cup revamp to ‘double TV fees’
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed to revamp the Uefa Cup format from the 2004-05 season.
RTP set to sell stake in pay-TV sports channel
Sportinveste and PT Multimedia likely to buy
Regulator has to accept Canal Plus signing all clubs
And how the bidding was supposed to go...
FA sponsor: This is the trade-off we prefer
Pepsi claim they are not getting the coverage they bought, say they will speak to FA
Why only UK raised its TV fees for Euro Cup
Limited competition and lack of a powerful, willing pay-TV operator leads to hefty falls in rights fees in big Euro markets
Why Sky let BBC take all England’s home matches
Tender document suggested FA was prepared to 'sacrifice its principles',
How Irish FA changed its deals
Pay-television company BSkyB paid €7.5 million for the exclusive live-rights for all Ireland’s home internationals – friendlies and qualifiers for Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup.
Irish FA asks state to repay Sky’s lost exclusivity cash
The Football Association of Ireland is demanding compensation of €2 million (£1.44 million) from the Irish government.