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Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten’s coverage of the British and Irish Lions rugby union tour of the country generated A$8m (€5.7m/$7.4m) in advertising revenue versus the A$2.5m the rights package cost to acquire, according to The Australian.

CAA Eleven, Uefa’s exclusive marketing agency for the sale of certain media and commercial rights relating to its national team competitions, has launched a tender for the media rights to the European qualifiers for Euro 2016 and the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Indonesia.

The sale of the IMG agency has been delayed as negotiations continue over the fees for the banks handling the process, according to the New York Post.

The Sri Lanka Cricket governing body has awarded its broadcast and production rights for games played in Sri Lanka to Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports in a seven-year deal running through to 2020, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper.

English cricket’s governing body, the England & Wales Cricket Board, has signed a deal with video-sharing website YouTube to live stream the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia in 53 countries across Europe and Latin America.

Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has agreed a two-year deal to broadcast games from French football’s Ligue 1, according to the Football.fr website.

Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for the inaugural World Club 7s rugby union sevens tournament next month.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has indefinitely suspended its 3D programming, citing a “lack of public appetite” for the service.

German public-service broadcaster ARD will bid for the live broadcast rights to the Wimbledon tennis championships from 2014 onwards, according to the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.

Fijian commercial broadcaster FBC TV has agreed a two-year deal with the Fiji National Rugby League to air live and delayed coverage of its national club competition.