Football
Agencies strike fast, but FA may do the job itself
And that’s well-backed Setanta coming up on the outside
IMG takes initial lead as final three battle for World Cup
Record deal for Nordic sport
Japan first to sign Latin American deal
ESS revenue hit as cable exploits rights victories
TV2 set to pick up rights as DR starts crisis fire sale
Channels slam host-broadcasting of World Cup
The television coverage of the World Cup in Germany has come under fire from European broadcasters for being cautious and old-fashioned.
Private-fund boom fuels agency sales
The Infront acquisition of Media Partners is set to be the first in a series of pending big-money deals involving the sale of top sports agencies.
Infront to buy Media Partners and gain much-needed rights
Football World Cup agency Infront is close to acquiring the Milan-based agency Media Partners in a €130 million cash deal.
Lagardère races to market again to buy smaller agencies
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Latest football deals in Europe and Americas
April sun takes shine off top UK sports events
Uefa may extend central selling
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, World Cup, Euro 2008 and others
Football: Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Cuatro sublicensed the non-exclusive rights to at least seven matches from the upcoming World Cup from rival broadcaster La Sexta in a deal worth €20m (£14m).
Ice-hockey, rugby and handball pull in the viewers
Football’s Champions League final was not the only major sporting event in May to attract good viewing for broadcasters around Europe.
Bonnier link finally gets TV4 its sports channel
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 has acquired a 51-per-cent stake in cable and satellite channel SportExpressen.f