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The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is unlikely to reach its R$650m-per-year target for global media and marketing rights to the Copa do Brasil but is set fair for an overall increase compared to the current cycle.

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Eredivisie highlights have been shown on NOS since 2008-09 and have rarely strayed since televised highlights were first shown by the public broadcaster in 1959.

Inside this issue: FOOTBALL: Uefa hits jackpot in US with latest national team deals MULTI-SPORT: Kelly: IMG’s days as “transactional buyer and seller” are over TENNI

Uefa has secured a strong overall increase for its national team properties in the US, despite the value of Spanish-language rights remaining at a similar level.

Adam Kelly, co-president of IMG Media & Events, speaks to SportBusiness Media about the past, present and future of the company.

Now in his third decade at the agency where he started his career, Adam Kelly feels he has put his stamp on IMG Media & Events and is ready to tell the world.

Premier Sports has managed to retain its exclusive rights to LaLiga in the UK and Ireland, paying a relatively modest uplift compared to an initial offer for the rights by streaming platform Fite.

Premier Sports has acquired exclusive rights to LaLiga in the UK and Ireland after the league's lucrative deal with streaming platform Fite collapsed last month

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