SportBusiness Media staff

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a deal to cover the 2013 World Squash Championship, which takes place from October 26 to November 3 in Manchester.

US cable-television channel CBS Sports Network, which is operated by the CBS network, has acquired rights to the World Touring Car Championship’s American event, which takes place at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday.

Italian state broadcaster Rai has lost its appeal against a court ruling that it should cease encrypting its services, including coverage of Italian national team football games, on pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia.

Danish pay-television broadcaster TV3 has acquired the rights to cycling’s 2013 Road World Championships, which take place in the Italian city of Florence from September 22-29.

Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has acquired the rights to the EuroBasket 2013 basketball competition, according to the Sports.ru website.

Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia has agreed a two-year deal to broadcast the Liga Adelante, the second division of Spanish football.

Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has agreed a deal to televise all home games for Italy’s Pro12 rugby union clubs, Benetton Treviso and Zebre, during the 2013-14 season of the competition.

UK newspaper the Daily Mail has agreed a deal with American football’s NFL to bring video content from the league to its MailOnline website this season.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced plans for a new sports channel to be launched in the country.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport is close to deals for the rights in France to the Wimbledon tennis championships and ATP men’s tournaments, according to L’Équipe.