http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/area/combo/content_newsitem/360%2C12/feed Areas combo dynamic http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166919/major-league-baseball-loses-out-to-fantasy-league The US Supreme Court has refused Major League Baseball’s appeal to overrule the Court of Appeals finding; leaving fantasy leagues free to exploit player data and statistics without licence. Media United States Baseball Law Technology Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:04:38 +0100 mglendinning 166919 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166590/spain-competition-watchdog-queries-football-deals Spain's Competition Commission opened proceedings against broadcasters and Primera Liga football clubs over the sale of TV rights. Media Spain Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:17:43 +0100 msherlock 166590 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166576/socceroos-games-to-be-added-to-anti-siphoning-list The World Cup qualifying matches of the Australian national team, the Socceroos, will be shown on free-to-air television after the Australian government agreed to add them to the anti-siphoning list. Media Australia Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:09:08 +0100 msherlock 166576 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166462/australian-government-opens-anti-siphoning-talks Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said discussions have begun about which sports should be made available to subscription broadcasters. Media Australia Broadcast Law TV Rights Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:16:51 +0000 msherlock 166462 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166339/bundesliga-tv-deal-could-be-under-threat The €3 billion agreement between the German Football League (DFL) and Leo Kirch's KF 15 group to market the TV rights for Bundesliga matches could come under pressure after a move by cartel authorities. Media Germany Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:19:45 +0000 msherlock 166339 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164149/australia-considers-changes-to-anti-siphoning-law The Australian government is considering making changes to the laws that protect big-ticket sporting events for free-to-air coverage in a bid to drive the take-up of free-to-air digital channels. Media Australia Broadcast Law Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:35:33 +0000 msherlock 164149 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164146/new-trial-date-set-for-seven-network-case Australia's Seven Network will appeal the ruling in the $200 million C7 practice suit in a three-week hearing in November. Media Australia Broadcast Law TV Rights Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:28:03 +0000 msherlock 164146 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163172/new-alcohol-ad-ban-prevents-lithuanians-watching-euroleague-basketball Lithuanian TV broadcasters were forced to cancel live coverage of Euroleague basketball matches due to a new law banning prime-time advertising of alcohol. Media Lithuania Basketball Broadcast Law TV Rights Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:20:42 +0000 msherlock 163172 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163135/new-ruling-in-mediapro-sogecable-tv-rights-battle The Spanish Mediapro agency said the latest Madrid court ruling prevents Sogecable and its Audiovisual Sport unit from selling football rights onto third parties. Media Spain Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:46:12 +0000 msherlock 163135 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163016/audiovisual-sport-sues-mediapro Audiovisual Sport is reportedly suing the Mediapro agency in the ongoing battle of Spanish football TV rights. Media Spain Broadcast Law Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:08:56 +0000 msherlock 163016 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162882/spanish-court-rules-in-mediapro-sogecable-battle A Spanish court ruled that Mediapro must acquire the TV rights for Spanish football’s Primera Liga from Sogecable’s Audiovisual Sports in order to continue broadcasting league coverage. Media Spain Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:43:04 +0000 msherlock 162882 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162797/french-league-to-get-four-year-tv-deal French authorities are set to allow the French football league, (the Ligue de Football Professionnel) to sell its TV rights over a four-year period in order to help it solicit more competition from the market. Media France Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:09:01 +0100 msherlock 162797 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162795/appeal-extends-australias-c7-court-case Australia’s Seven Network has appealed the decision to dismiss its lawsuit alleging Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and others colluded to win TV rights for the Australian Football League, forcing the closure of its C7 sports channel. Media Australia Australian Rules Football Broadcast Law TV Rights Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:54:22 +0100 msherlock 162795 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162710/french-clubs-association-calls-for-ligue-1-to-delay-tv-rights-tender The UCPF, the Union des clubs professionnels de football, has asked the French league to suspend its TV rights tender. Media France Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:35:56 +0100 msherlock 162710 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161957/french-sports-join-premier-league-action-against-youtube The national French tennis federation, Federation Française de Tennis, and the French football league, Ligue de Football Professionnel, along with Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co joined the Premier League’s class action lawsuit against YouTube and Google. Media France United Kingdom Broadcast Football Soccer Internet Law Tennis TV Rights Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:15:13 +0100 msherlock 161957 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161804/sports-minister-warns-premier-league-to-reform UK sports minister, Richard Caborn, warned the Premier League to back proposed new reforms contained within a European white paper that will address the way football is governed. Media United Kingdom Administration Finance Football Soccer Law Tue, 8 May 2007 09:46:44 +0100 msherlock 161804 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161704/federal-court-denies-telstra-damages-claim In a landmark media case over rugby league media rights, an Australian Federal Court ruled that telecoms company Telstra cannot claim substantial damages from the pay-TV operator it claims is breaching its copyright. Media Australia Broadcast Law Mobile Rugby TV Rights Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:32:15 +0100 msherlock 161704 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161655/telstra-set-to-sue-partners-over-digital-rights Australian telecoms company Telstra is to sue Fox Sports in a battle over rugby league media rights. Media Australia Broadcast Internet Law Rugby TV Rights Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:22:29 +0100 msherlock 161655 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161605/secondsout-com-plan-to-sue-youtube The UK’s Times newspaper reports British boxing entrepreneur Robert Waterman is planning to sue YouTube for $1 million after it carried clips of the WBO World heavyweight boxing title bout between Vladimir Klitschko and Ray Austin from Mannheim, Germany on March 10. Media United Kingdom Boxing Broadcast Internet Law TV Rights Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:31:00 +0100 msherlock 161605 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161148/berlusconi-wants-serie-a-refund Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset claims this summer’s match-fixing scandal in Serie A devalued its TV rights. Media Italy Broadcast Football Soccer Law TV Rights Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:01:36 +0000 msherlock 161148 at http://www.sportbusiness.com