Football
Agencies, TV bid for ‘new’ rights
Dutch TV impasse over World Cup qualifiers’ price
Sky Italia fights terrestrial TV for highlights viewers
Bundesliga rejects the unknown to take lower bid
Japan wins lower fees for World Cup but it’s still a risk
Octagon has to quit auction after guarantee is withdrawn
‘Very few want to follow Premier’
‘Only top rights can go in-house’
‘Agencies will have central role’
‘Talk of agency crisis exaggerated’
‘What crisis? We don’t see it’
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Curling, football and more
Curling: Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has reportedly agreed a six-year deal with the Canadian Curling Association.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, football and F1
Olympics: The International Olympic Committee confirmed its deal with the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body representing Europe’s public-service broadcasters, for the media rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Top TV Sports programmes in Europe
Football’s European Championship in Portugal dominated sports viewing across Europe in June.
TV Sports Markets analysis of Euro 2004
Football’s Euro 2004 championship was a big hit with television audiences across Europe.
Eredivisie deal signals UPC aims
Cable operator UPC has signed a one-year deal with the Eredivisie, the country’s top domestic football league.
Pressure mounts for Italy to return to collective sales
Pressure for a return to the collective selling of television rights for Italy’s Serie A increased dramatically last week.
‘Yes, TPS is at risk but ligue must do best for clubs’
The French football league said this week that it would have no qualms about awarding all its commercial rights to a single company when it puts the rights out to tender in October.