Football

Italian state broadcaster Rai has surprised the domestic television and sports market by sticking to its threat

The Italian antitrust authority has made a historic U-turn on the collective selling of television rights

Skiing: Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR acquired the rights for Swiss World Cup events in a four-year deal, 2007-08 to 2010-11, with the Swiss ski federation

Football: African pay-television broadcaster Supersport acquired the rights for the South African Premier Soccer League, the country’s top-tier football league, in a five-year deal, 2007-08 to 2011-12, w…

Italian football declining in popularity in the UK

Discounted new media rights still on shelf after a year

I-Cable pays out to keep crucial content as battle with PCCW continues

Suspended Head of Television and Marketing back to work as Fifa continue restructuring

League appeals to competition authorities for permission to sell rights for five years

Price forced up by competition from TV4, who buy the rights in Sweden for two seasons

Deals made directly with broadcasters boost earnings

Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 confirmed their joint acquisition of the rights for Euro 2008, in a €100m (£68m) deal brokered by the Sportfive agency. 

Average audiences fall marginally for both BBC and BSkyB

Belgian FA accepts offer for rights lower than bid rejected last year

Football: US Disney-owned broad-casters ABC and ESPN, and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, acquired the rights to all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, in deals worth a total of $425m (£239m/€351m).

federation agreed a deal for the cup rights with pay-television operator Digitürk

The European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella organisation of public-service broadcasters, is considering a radical strategy to help its members secure top football content

Major rights to be put on the negotiating table