Rugby Union

Football

Football: The English Premier League signed a number of deals in several territories for its television rights for the the three seasons from 2007-08 to 2009-10
Cricket

Future of sport on New Zealand public service television in doubt after TVNZ loses Olympics to Sky Television and Prime
Basketball

Football: Polish pay-television operator Canal Plus acquired the main package of Serie A rights for the three years from 2007-08 to 2009-10 in a deal with the Media Partners and Silva agency.

Rugby Union

UK rugby union's top-tier clubs to sell rights separately from national governing body
Football

Kentaro are the contracted party, but the agency set up by the former Octagon CSI sales team fronted the bid and will sell the rights
Football

Football: Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired the rights for the Danish national team home matches, paying DKr41.5m (£3.9m/ €5.6m
Basketball

Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the rights for the next four fights of Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko in a deal with the Sportfive agency worth €10m (£6.8m).

Rugby Union

ESPN Australia consolidated its position in the country’s pay-television market by outbidding Fox Sports for European rugby union’s Heineken Cup rights.

Football

African deal paves the way for IMG contract extension
Basketball

Rugby Union: French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions acquired the rights for the Six Nations tournament in a four-year deal with the Six Nations Committee, from 2010 to 2013, worth over €…
Rugby Union

Rugby World Cup viewing in Europe, Oceania, Argentina, South Africa
Football

Surprise decision not to bid aggressively for 'perfect fit' rights
Rugby Union

Commercial broadcaster competition forcing BBC and France Télévisions to pay increased fees for Rugby World Cup
Rugby Union

A new five-year deal for South African rugby is the latest example of pay-broadcaster Supersport’s land-grab of top rights
Rugby Union

Row between government and commercial broadcaster TV3 over refusal to allow advertising around All-Blacks matches on Sunday mornings
Football

Champions League, Football League and Heineken Cup rights-holders should be confident of strong rights-fee increases next time round

Rugby Union

Advertisers keen on rugby as it attracts affluent males

Boxing

Commonwealth Games: Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten and pay-operator Foxtel acquired the rights for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.