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The first part of this book examines the European law aspects of sports broadcasting, the new media and television rights relating to major sports events. The second part of the book consists of 27 country studies, including the "Big Five" European football nations and other countries from around the world. The authors are media law and sports law experts, and from the point of view of the law and practice in their respective countries they address legal issues such as ownership of broadcasting rights, the commercial exploitation of those rights and the impact of competition law. Special attention is paid to "new media" developments in connection with sport.

Key Features:
1. Introduction to the European Law aspects of sports broadcasting gives the reader a general overview of what is legally relevant in the relationship between the EU and its Member States in this area
2. Coverage of "new media" aspects helps the reader to understand the developments which are relevant to sport
3. Country studies allow the reader to compare and contrast the treatment of sports broadcasting rights in a worldwide range of jurisdictions

Contents
Part I:
1. Introductory remarks Ian Blackshaw;
2. Sports broadcasting in community law Richard Parrish;
3. Sport as reflected in European media law Alexander Scheuer and Peter Strothmann;
4. Major events and reporting rights Max Schoenthal;
5. Sports broadcasting rights in the digital epoch: balancing between traditional (TV) and alternative (3G) subjects of the market from the perspective of the European competition law Oles Andriychuk;
6. Whether the European model of essential facilities doctrine might be applied to the contemporary telecasting of premium sports content? Oles Andriychuk;
7. The legal nature of premium sports events: "IP or not IP " that is the question. Oles Andriychuk;
8. One world one dream? Sports blogging at the Beijing Olympic Games Evi Werkers, Katrien Lefever and Peggy Valcke;
9. TV rights related to major sports events: the example of the Olympic Games Mary Still, Kate Jordan and Toby Ryston-Pratt;
Part II:
10. The Netherlands Marjan Olfers;
11. Argentina JosĂŠ M. Sabat MartĂ­nez;
12. Australia Deborah Healey;
13. Belgium Peggy Valcke, Dieter Gillis and Sven Van Damme;
14. Bulgaria Boris Kolev and Anton Petrov;
15. Cyprus Christophoros Christophorou;
16. Czech Republic Pavel Hamernik;
17. Denmark Søren Sandfeld Jakobsen;
18. France Pascal Kamina;
19. Germany Martin Schimke;
20. Greece Petros Iosifidis;
21. Ireland Laura Donnellan;
22. Israel Joseph Eshed;
23. Italy Luca Ferrari;
24. Japan Yoshimi Ohara;
25. Luxembourg Jean-Luc Schaus;
26. Macedonia Igor Aleksandrovski;
27. Poland Jacek Foks;
28. Portugal Pedro Cardigos, Ricardo Henriques and Gonçalo Pimentel;
29. Russia Denis Igorevich Rogachev;
30. Slovakia Pavel Hamernik;
31. Slovenia Igor Evgen Bergant;
32. South Africa Steve Cornelius;
33. Spain JosĂŠ M. Rey;
34. Sweden Michael Plogell, Monika Vulin and Erik Ullberg;
35. Ukraine Alla Shvets;
36. United Kingdom Adrian Barr-Smith;
37. United States John T. Wolohan;
38. Concluding remarks Ian Blackshaw.

Contributors
Ian Blackshaw, Richard Parrish, Alexander Scheuer, Peter Strothmann, Max Schoenthal, Oles Andriychuk, Evi Werkers, Katrien Lefever, Peggy Valcke, Mary Still, Kate Jordan, Toby Ryston-Pratt, Marjan Olfers, JosÊ M. Sabat, Deborah Healey, Peggy Valcke, Dieter Gillis, Sven Van Damme, Boris Kolev, Anton Petrov, Christophoros Christophorou, Pavel Hamernik, Søren Sandfeld Jakobsen, Pascal Kamina, Martin Schimke, Petros Iosifidis, Laura Donnellan, Joseph Eshed, Luca Ferrari, Yoshimi Ohara, Jean-Luc Schaus, Igor Aleksandrovski, Jacek Foks, Pedro Cardigos, Ricardo Henriques, Gonçalo Pimentel, Denis Igorevich Rogachev, Pavel Hamernik, Igor Evgen Bergant, Steve Cornelius, JosÊ M. Rey, Michael Plogell, Monika Vulin, Erik Ullberg, Alla Shvets, Adrian Barr-Smith, John T. Wolohan

List of countries covered in TV Rights and Sport
The Netherlands, Australia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.