Canada
‘We bid to ensure victory, but we’ll get our money back’
there were three reasons for the unexpectedly high bid from the consortium of Bell Globemedia and Rogers
Winners, losers, and increased fees
The Bell Globemedia-Rogers bid is a huge rise on what CBC paid
CBC needs rethink on sport after misjudging Olympic bid
Failure of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC to hold on to the television and new-media rights for the Olympic Games
TV rights 1: Euro 2008, other football, tennis and more
Football: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired the free-to-air rights for all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in a €9.5m (£6.5m) deal with the Sportfive agency. It is the first deal done for the championship.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Golf, Aussie Rules, ice-hockey, football and more
Golf: The US PGA Tour signed new six-year deals with the CBS and NBC networks, from 2007 to 2012.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, football, golf
Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.