Football
MLS and Mexican league champion joint competition
US football’s Major League Soccer is in talks with the Mexican football league over the launch of a mini-Champion’s League competition.
Innovative tender gives league shot at rights increase
Tender offers seven packages and 'brilliant' innovations which could attract free-to-air broadcasters
Australia goes for cash as it sells all football to Fox
Australian football’s national governing body has come under criticism for going for cash rather than television visibility in selling rights for Australian football.
Premier League deal: facts and figures
The £1.706 billion paid for the Premier League’s live rights for the 2007-08 to 2009-10 seasons represents a 68-per-cent increase on the present £1.024 billion deal.
Mediapro channel to launch this year
Busy springtime for Romanian TV
Sport TV to sell ‘Portuguese sports’ channel globally
Setanta pays big for England rights
Have Sky, Setanta both won?
English football’s Premier League emerged smiling at the conclusion of its latest television live-rights bidding process.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, cricket, rugby union and polo
Football: Dutch commercial broadcaster Talpa acquired the rights to domestic knockout competition the KNVB Cup in a four-year deal with the Dutch football Association, KNVB.
Zidane factor will hold back French team’s TV fees
The Zidane factor is thought likely to hit the television-rights fees which the French Football Federation gets for the national team.
Analysts shrug off low signings by ADSL services
Year-end subscriber figures for football-driven pay-television over telephone networks in Europe will neither excite the enthusiasts nor worry traditional television.
Premiere and Deutsche Telekom close to alliance
Premiere and Deutsche Telekom are in advanced talks over a deal that could give Premiere a share of German football’s Bundesliga rights.
How TV and sport responded to Irish listed events review
The Tour’s submission, written by chief executive George O’Grady, vigorously supports BSkyB’s arguments.
Rai bid angers European TV
The imminent deal between Italian state broadcaster Rai and the Sportfive agency for the rights to football’s European Championship in 2008 has angered Rai’s fellow broadcasters.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf and Commonwealth Games
Football: The Dentsu and Infront agencies acquired the Rest of Asia rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups in a deal with Fifa, football’s world governing body.
TV RIGHTS 2: New Media round-up, baseball, rugby, tennis
Football: French mobile operator Orange acquired the mobile phone rights to France’s Ligue 1 in a two-year deal, covering the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons.
TV RIGHTS CLIP 1: Football, Olympics, motor racing and others
Football: Italian broadcaster Mediaset acquired the broadcast rights across any medium to top Serie A club Inter Milan in a two-year deal worth €200m (£137m), covering the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.