EURO 2008 - the latest news

UEFA and the European Newspaper Publishers' Association (ENPA) have laid down press coverage rules for the 2008 European Championships. UEFA.com has said the press terms and credentialing conditions can be found at a website, established at www.euro2008.com. Among the agreements was more leeway for publishing ...

Large-screen licencing for the 2008 European Championships will not be affected by proposed tariffs for major screenings of the event in Switzerland. UEFA has asked that anyone or any group wishing to show the competition on a large-screen TV apply for a licence. UEFA.com said these have been ...

Delivering complete event coverage to European football fans across the globe Produced by UEFA Media Technologies SA (UMET), the official event website of UEFA EURO 2008™, euro2008.com has been launched as part of a converged media offering for football fans. It can be found at www.euro2008.com. ...

The Swiss government has decided to yield to UEFA's request and lift a ban on night airline flights. The governing body asked for an exemption to help with visitors and clubs making travel smooth. The Swiss will allow 20 flights each matchday to be ...

The BBC is having issues with UEFA's sponsor requirements, jeopardizing the broadcaster's bid for the Champions League. UEFA likes to have special slots for its sponsors. The BBC, being a public entity, is not able to work around that. To make up for the lost sponsorship, the ...

The Germans will help the Swiss police the upcoming 2008 European Championships. Switzerland is co-hosting with Austria. The defence ministry announced it would ask Germany to help with manpower for 5,250 working days. That came after a request from Switzerland's regional police directors. ...

UEFA has struck a deal with StarHub, giving the Singapore pay TV operator exclusive rights for this year's EURO 2008 European Championships. The broadcaster will have coverage on a channel dedicated to the tournament. StarHub has a mobile platform that will offer subscribers near live clips, post-match ...

UEFA continues to seal up final broadcast deals for the upcoming European Championship. The organisation's website announced that deals have been struck with Globosat in Brazil and Canal 13 in Chile. Globosat will have pay-tv rights and will air matches on its SporTV channels. ...

SPORTFIVE is reporting that sales for EURO 2008, the European Championship, will better any past sales of the event. Portugal 2004 generated EUR 552.6 million in media rights, encompassing TV, radio and new media. The company reported it was on track to better that ...

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is delighted to announce that it has signed a landmark radio agreement with UEFA for the European Football Championship in 2008. Under the agreement, public service radio broadcasters will have access to technical reporting facilities at each of the matches in ...