Romania

Football
Europe

Football: Romanian public-service broadcaster TVR acquired the rights for all 31 matches of the Euro 2008 tournament in a deal with the Sportfive agency.

Football
Europe

Uefa is in talks with clubs, leagues and football associations about a possible overhaul of European club competitions.

Football
Canada

·   Football: Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC acquired the rights for all Fifa events for the eight-year period from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. 
American Football
Europe

Football: Spanish agency Mediapro made a seven-year offer worth €1.19bn (£815m), or €170m a season, for the television rights to Spanish Primera Liga club Real Madrid covering the seasons from 2008-09 to 2014-15.

Cricket
Malaysia

NEWS IN BRIEF
Football
Austria

Football: The English Premier League sold the rights for its internet and mobile clips packages to various companies worldwide for the three years from 2007-08 to 2009-10, bringing in about $40m (£20m/€29m).
Estonia

Romanian public-service broadcaster extends deal for Formula One rights for a further three years - 2008 to 2010
Football
Africa

English Premier League to receive £74 million over three years from sale of mobile and internet clip rights
Austria

German cable company consortium is takeover target for Liberty Global
Football
Europe

Fernando Alonso’s strong start to the Formula One season continued to attract Spanish viewers this season.

Athletics
Afghanistan

Pan-European broadcaster acquires content specifically for the region for the first time.