Football
Regulator finally gets its teeth into league’s TV ‘cartel’
The German antitrust authority this week defended its decision to launch a new investigation into the collective selling of Bundesliga media rights
Cable operators trigger Spanish probe
Spain’s competition authority, the Comisión Nacional de la Competencia, this week opened a file against eight broadcasters and organisations
Sogecable: global La Liga television deals are invalid
International broadcasters may follow Netherlands' Talpa's example, and cancel its contract
Sky’s six-pronged attack on Lega collective selling
Two senior competition lawyers said that the legal basis of Sky’s attack on the law, which came into force in January, was “weak” and “inconsistent”. They ar
CSPN offers sport new China outlet
Five provincial channels pool resources and sports content in new joint-venture channel
Rivals, regulator and renegade clubs fight Globo’s rights grip
Biggest rival, Record, willing to pay more than €194 million per season
FASTRACK
Kirch shadow falls on Champions League rights
Speculation that German media entrepreneur Leo Kirch may be planning a merger between German rights group EM
Regulators strike back as football leagues flex muscles
The media-rights sales for three of Europe’s top five leagues have come under fresh regulatory scrutiny
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, national teams and Euro leagues
Football: Pay-operator Setanta Sports agreed a four-year extension deal with the Scottish Premier League.
UK TV plays fast and furious
Last month witnessed an extraordinary couple of weeks in the UK sports-rights industry
Viewers tune in as football season builds to a climax
The climax of the football season in Europe attracted big audiences for free-to-air broadcasters across the continent.
Swedish channels slowly agree to buy football rights
Swedish broadcasters have finally agreed a series of rights deals for Swedish domestic football.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympic deal in Italy, football and golf
Olympics: Italian pay-operator Sky Italia acquired the exclusive media rights for all platforms for the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Olympic Games in a deal worth €112m ($168m), with the International O…
World Cup final sets Israeli record
Israeli commercial broadcaster Channel 10 acquired the rights for the 2006 World Cup final, paying $700,000.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, Euro 2008, World Cup qualifiers and more
Olympics: New Zealand pay-broadcaster Sky Television and its free-to-air arm Prime acquired the rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympics in a $10.5m (£5.1m/€7.2m) deal with the International Olympic Committee.
La Liga fiasco will affect all agencies
Broadcasters worldwide likely to seek more protection in future contracts with agencies
Free-to-air battle again ramps up football fees
Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has paid an increase of about 60 per cent to keep the free-to-air rights for Portuguese football’s top-tier league.
Romania reaches new heights with national team deal
Boom in fees partly explained by steep growth in television advertising rates