Football
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Rugby Union
Rugby Union: Sanzar, the umbrella body representing the South African, New Zealand and Australian rugby football unions, agreed a five-year deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News and South African pay- broadcaster Supersport.
Why World Cup tender is devised for big markets
Fifa’s 2010 World Cup European tender in three separate packages
TV rights-holders keep up attacks on league tender
Belgian broadcasters refuse to rule out taking legal action
TV Rights Clips 2: Motorsport, baseball, cricket and new media
TV rights 1: football, golf and Commonwealth Games
AC Milan sells stake in channel
AC Milan has sold its 50 per cent stake in the club's television channel
Serie A clubs say low cost ppv will be disastrous
Clubs from Italy’s Serie A are set for crisis talks
Strange case of Belgian TV option
The Belgian football league’s deal with Belgacom was agreed despite a matching-rights option held by the incumbent broadcasters.
TV fails to make use of options for matching rights
Television broadcasters are having difficulty making use of the matching-rights options they negotiated in earlier contracts.
ADSL ‘too big a risk’ for Fifa, Uefa
Fifa and Uefa have taken on board the convergence of technologies
Canal Plus may give up old habits for Modern Times
Canal Plus is considering a carriage deal with the direct-to-home satellite platform of its main rival, Viasat.
Rights bidders must study league time-slot viewing
The viewing figures for British Sky Broadcasting’s live coverage of Premier League matches have taken on an added importance.
Israeli channels in court again over sports rights deals
The dispute between Israeli pay-television companies Charlton and Sport 5 has been refuelled in two legal battles involving the country’s football association.
Why Star couldn’t afford to lose Champions rights
The Champions League incumbent broadcasters in Turkey and Portugal have to pay more than last time to hang on to their rights.
China is make-or-break for high-paying Fifa agencies
The joint venture of Dentsu and Infront will be banking heavily on getting good revenue from China.
How Dutch league gambled on new – and old – media
The new television rights deals agreed by the Eredivisie, are a dual gamble
Premier League tops TV table for fees per game
French football’s Ligue 1 rights the most expensive in the world