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The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has appointed David Berson as its new president.

The Infront Sports & Media agency will distribute the international media rights for cycling’s Tour de Suisse from 2015 onwards.

The Cricket Australia governing body has confirmed a A$590m (€449.4m/$577.8m) deal with commercial broadcasters Nine and Ten for the domestic rights to Test matches, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 competition the Big Bash League.

The International Biathlon Union has entered into exclusive talks with the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters over a rights deal.

UK telecommunications company BT has denied that an increase in its line rental costs is linked to its entry into the sports broadcasting market.

Indian pay-television operators Tata Sky and Sun Direct have agreed carriage deals for the new Star Sports 2 pay-television channel.

German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom has confirmed that customers who signed up for its Entertain IPTV ‘Liga Total’ package after January 4 will have their subscriptions switched to a new Sky Fussball Bundesliga package for free next month.

Nine and Ten have agreed a deal with Cricket Australia for the domestic rights to Test matches, one-day internationals and Twenty20 competition the Big Bash League, according to The Age newspaper

Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset Spain has acquired rights for the final week of the French Open tennis tournament.

Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport Asia-Pacific has renewed its deal with the IMG agency for the exclusive pay-television rights to the IAAF Diamond League in the Asia-Pacific region.