Articles tagged with "tv rights"
Watching the CL in the Uk - The SKY is literally the limit
By Rob | March 18th, 2008Last night, UEFA and SKY annouced that SKY have won the first round of bidding for UK TV rights to Champions League games, which basically means, Tuesdays are now SKY territory. While this might not mean much to some - to those of us who choose not to b
The Battle for TV Rights III: Ligue 1 Completely Privatized
By Inara | February 11th, 2008After months of fighting negotiating, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) have finally struck a deal for Ligue 1's broadcasting rights for 2008-2012. You can read my previous updates here and here, which explain the situation in some detail. The
The Battle for TV Rights II: Aulas Ups the Ante
By Inara | November 29th, 2007The last time I brought this topic up, Jean-Michel Aulas was demanding that the French league receives a substantial increase in TV rights. The current deal, which was signed nearly three years ago, was worth approximately €600m per year, which at the t
News Roundup as Milan Try Frantically to Find Michael Jordan's Number
By Martha | November 19th, 2007I'm traveling Tuesday morning; will get back to the grindstone as soon as is humanly possible. •Kaka's dreams: 1)To captain Brazil; 2)To meet Michael Jordan; 3)To win the Golden Ball. Not necessarily in that order. •Atalanta have suspended strik
The Battle for TV Rights
By Inara | September 26th, 2007Jean-Michel Aulas has a lot of jobs. He's the president and main shareholder of Olympique Lyonnais, and has been so for 20 years. He's also the president of CEGID, an information technology company he started in his younger years. And recently he was
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