Football

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Proposals include limiting contracts to three years, and dropping requirements for free-to-air coverage and clubs' permission for television matches.
Football

Juventus plans legal action to overturn hiring of agency by Lega Calcio
Football

ESS wins after four rounds of bidding
Football

“We will be having words. [It is] the most annoying cock-up imaginable.” Dieter Gruschwitz, ZDF director of sport, reacts to the partial blackout of the Germany-Turkey semi-final. N
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European Court will hear argument that territorial exclusivity is a barrier to the free movement of goods and services
Football

Football: German commercial broadcaster RTL sublicensed a package of nine 2010 Fifa World Cup matches from pay-television operator Premiere, with an option to purchase a further nine matches.

Football

Norwegian football has avoided a major cut in rights fees.

Football

RTL’s acquisition of a package of 2010 World Cup matches from pay-operator Premiere is a win-win deal for both parties.

Football

The progress of Live Eredivisie, the new channel to be launched next month by Dutch football’s top-tier league, will be monitored closely by rights-holders across Europe.

Football

Rivals fear Silva in front of queue for Serie A rights.

Football

Spanish media group Sogecable has suffered two major blows in quick succession.

Basketball

Basketball: German commercial broadcaster DSF acquired the live, delayed and highlights rights for the 2009 and 2011 FIBA European Championship and the 2010 FIBA World Championship from the Fédération Internationale de Basketball.

Cycling

Football: German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League.

Football

Nigerian pay-broadcaster HiTV’s three-year deal for Champions League and Uefa Cup rights is its most aggressive blow yet.

Football

German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF lost out on the rights to the Uefa Champions League and the Uefa Cup.

Football

Football fans in the Middle East have had a battle to access Al Jazeera Sport’s coverage of Euro 2008.

Football

Leo Kirch is facing an impossible dilemma.

Football

Football: Portuguese mobile operator Optimus acquired exclusive mobile rights in Portugal to Uefa’s Euro 2008 championships, in a sublicensing deal worth close to €1.2m