Spain

Commonwealth Games:  UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the rights to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in a deal with the Fastrack agency, which is selling the rights on behalf of the organisers.

Antena 3 is making a big push to buy sports rights

Football: Russia’s Premier League is set to sign a three-year deal worth $17m (£9m/€13m) a season for its rights from the 2005 season with the Fedcom-media agency

The Spanish football federation is considering launching its own television channel

·   Football: Polish public-service broadcaster TVP and commercial broadcaster Polsat agreed a joint-deal for the 2006 World Cup with the Infront agency worth €15m (£10.3m).  TVP

Spanish Primera Liga club Real Madrid was the world’s biggest earning club in 2004-05.

Versatel has jumped into the vanguard of an emerging movement by telecoms companies to seriously challenge broadcasters for live television rights.

Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting from 2007 season.

Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.

Spanish pay-TV operator's dominance in football rights market under threat after regulator accuses it of being a monopoly.

Polish television has agreed a deal for football’s 2006 World Cup after months of negotiations with the Infront agency.