Baltics

Football: German pay-televison broadcaster Premiere is set to sign a two-year deal, said to be worth €350m (£235m), with the Deutsche Fussball Liga for football’s Bundesliga.  Th

Football: French mobile operator Orange acquired the mobile phone rights to France’s Ligue 1 in a two-year deal, covering the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons.

Sportfive, Kentaro, IMG get plenty of ties against the big five teams; Infront do not fare so well

European rights fees for Euro 2008 reach same level as those paid for 2006 World Cup

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

Cricket:  Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan was awarded the domestic rights to the upcoming India v Pakistan series by the Madras High Court, which was ruling on the case brought by Indian broadcaster Zee Telefilms.

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