Football
Czech TV hits four-year high
The Czech Republic’s victory in the final of last year’s ice hockey World Championship attracted the country’s top sports television audience in 2005.
Expat TV rights soar in US, and cricket leads way
Expatriate communities in North America have turned themselves from a niche television audience into one of the fastest growing sports rights markets in the world.
Anti-trust probe could hit Mediaset plan for mobile TV
Mediaset’s plan to sell more of its sports programming to mobile phone operators, could be hit by an investigation by the Italian antitrust authority.
Bundesliga victor talks to everyone but not Premiere
Arena Sport is in talks with all Germany’s free-to-air broadcasters about sublicensing up to three live matches a season.
U-turn by TVP as it buys top sport for new channel
Polish public-service broadcaster TVP acquired the television rights for the national football team and will launch a dedicated sports channel.
Record fee-payers drop plan for sports channel
TV2 and Telenor have abandoned plans to use the domestic football rights they acquired to launch a sports channel.
France jumps to No.2 spot
The French football league’s €29 million a-year- deal with Orange for its mobile rights places it second among Europe’s top six leagues.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, cricket, motorsport, handball and more
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Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the worldwide rights for International Cricket Council events from September 2007 through to 2015.
Sliding audiences mean no Bravo for Italy’s Serie A
UK pay-television channel Bravo will drop its coverage of Italian Serie A football from next month.
Minority sports look to internet to catch viewers
Minor sports in Denmark have turned to the internet to increase their exposure and drive revenues rather than rely on traditional broadcasters.
German collusion can’t stop fee-rise
Germany’s two pay-television rivals Premiere and Arena are understood to have collaborated in acquiring the rights to English Premier League football.
Surprise win brings Score into the mainstream
Canadian cable sports channel The Score’s acquisition of English Premier League football rights was a surprise win over Rogers SportsNet.
Pay-TV buyers lift Euro 2008 fees
The involvement of pay-television companies has helped the Sportfive agency earn rights-fee increases of about 60 per cent for Euro 2008.
Yes says No, paving way for Sportfive
Sportfive outbid local agency Dentsu to win the Japanese rights for the English Premier League.
Euro 2008 set to bring in $100m outside Europe
Uefa, European football’s governing body, is on course to bring in about £51 million for the 2008 European Championship outside Europe.
Fifa keeps faith with Globo despite Record’s big bid
Brazilian broadcaster Globo won the tv rights to the next two football World Cups despite making a lower bid than rival broadcaster Rede Record.
Diary of $180m sponsorship deal scrapped by court
Fifa recruited Jerôme Valcke from the Sportfive agency in September 2003 to be head of marketing and television.