Football
Sogecable sweats on football rights court ruling
Spanish pay-TV operator's dominance in football rights market under threat after regulator accuses it of being a monopoly.
UK crown jewels lose sparkle
Television audiences for the UK’s traditional sporting showpieces fall in 2006, according to TV Sports Markets survey.
Modern Times’ Christmas Shopping Spree
Super is no longer only word for African pay-TV
‘Loss of nerve’ leads Octagon to IMG
Lagging Poland and Spain agree World Cup deals
Polish television has agreed a deal for football’s 2006 World Cup after months of negotiations with the Infront agency.
Why didn’t Fifa go for more?
Fifa agreed to sell World Cup rights for 2010 and 2014 to Australian public-service broadcaster SBS for only two-thirds the amount it could have got.
Australia hopes for big boost from World Cup deals
Football’s governing body in Australia hopes to increase television-rights revenue for national team’s matches
Sportfive works on EBU members
Uefa's stumbling block in rights negotions for Euro 2008
Juventus leads archive rush
Serie A champions Juventus set to sign a deal with Italian state broadcaster Rai.
IOC takes tough stance over winning Olympic archives
The International Olympic Committee in major dispute with US television network ABC
Irish TV claims ITV breaches rights exclusivity
Irish broadcasters TV3 and Setanta issue complaint against ITV
Mediaset’s Juve deal makes rights an election issue
Mediaset and Serie A’s Juventus sign €248 million deal