Football
Silva looks for Serie A stranglehold
Media Partners & Silva set to take a long-term stranglehold on the international rights of Serie A clubs.
Talpa waves big money in drive for market share
Talpa signs deal for Dutch national football team away qualifiers.
Rai to join ERT as first rights buyers
Rai set to acquire rights for Euro 2008 from Sportfive.
Top TV sports audiences of 2005 fall across Europe
Audiences fall in 17 out of 19 European markets.
The bookie who bet on TV
Shock award of international media rights for German league football
Wanted: Deals for 2014 World Cup
France, Italy, UK and Nordic region the only European territories covered so far.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Golf, Aussie Rules, ice-hockey, football and more
Golf: The US PGA Tour signed new six-year deals with the CBS and NBC networks, from 2007 to 2012.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Bundesliga, American football, tennis and more
Football: The German Football League awarded the rights for the Bundesliga in several three-year deals covering 2006-07 to 2008-09.
TV sport had a good 2004
Terrestrial television viewing of sport had a good year in 2004
ADSL warning for pay-TV as first big rights deal is won
Versatel has jumped into the vanguard of an emerging movement by telecoms companies to seriously challenge broadcasters for live television rights.
Aussie Rules deal could boomerang on winners
Analysts claim that Australian commercial broadcasters Seven and Ten overpaid for Australian Football League rights
Italy rights law ‘good for all’
Ups and downs of mixed year for UK Sports
UK broadcasters experience a mixed 2005 for television-sport viewing.
Shock German rights award shows old certainties dying
Victory for three small German cable operators in Bundesliga rights battle.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: F1, Asian Games and more
• Formula One: German free-to-air sports broadcaster DSF acquired a package of Formula One rights for the 2007 season.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, football, golf
Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.
Telefónica may seek to end rights stranglehold
Deadlock in Argentine football rights talks could be broken by entry of new player.
France and Israel take tough stance over league rights
English Premier League considers launching own channel in only two territories without a deal.