Skiing
Pay competition brings in listed events
Olympics, international football, ice hockey, skiing and athletics protected
ARD fails to sell on Olympics rights
Skiing starts new talks to centralise world cup rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, winter sports and Formula One
Skiing must adapt to avoid sliding fees and ratings
No one comes to RTL’s rescue in Four Hills slide
Infront to buy Media Partners and gain much-needed rights
Football World Cup agency Infront is close to acquiring the Milan-based agency Media Partners in a €130 million cash deal.
Lots of bidders, but rights fee set to fall heavily
Lack of top German competitors has led to a large drop in audiences since last rights sale
State tries to halt commercial TV’s shift to pay-TV
Rights-holders and commercial broadcasters united in opposition
Skiing audiences tune in but miss gold performances
Weekday lunchtime television slots mean Swedish television audiences miss Anja Paerson's medal winning performances
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf and more
RTL sells ski-jump event after losing scheduling fight
RTL sold on the rights for one of this year’s World Cup ski-jumping events after a row with the FIS
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tennis, skiing, boxing, darts, athletics and more
Tennis: Pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster Eurosport extended its deal for coverage of the Australian Open for a further four years, from 2008 to 2011. Eurosport will also be the distribution agent for the media rights across Europe. The rights were previously held by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella group representing the region’s public-service broadcasters.
Skiing ‘must adapt’ to win over TV and viewers
France Télévisions believe that FIS must change to interest broadcasters.
Rai fashionably late for skiing’s big party
EBU set to get money back for Italian skiing rights.