Europe
IOC takes tough stance over winning Olympic archives
The International Olympic Committee in major dispute with US television network ABC
Irish TV claims ITV breaches rights exclusivity
Irish broadcasters TV3 and Setanta issue complaint against ITV
Mediaset’s Juve deal makes rights an election issue
Mediaset and Serie A’s Juventus sign €248 million deal
Murdoch threat to take clubs to court
Sky Italia this week threatened legal action for breach of contract
EC agrees Premier League deal
England’s Premier League agreed to end British Sky Broadcasting’s monopoly over live coverage of league games as part of a compromise deal with the European Commission which is expected to end the com…
Pay-TV still wants Formula 1, extra channels or not
The collapse last year of Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula 1 digital “super signal” service was thought likely to end the coverage of the sport on pay-television.