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Football

Portuguese football club Benfica will keep its media rights for exploitation on its own basic-tier channel, Benfica TV, after deciding against selling the rights to a broadcaster or agency from the start…
Football

The French football federation has launched an urgent tender for the rights for five upcoming friendly matches of the French U-20 team after being surprised when broadcast partner Direct 8 turned down…
Handball

Danish public-service broadcaster DR has acquired media rights for the men’s European Handball Federation Cup club competition in a deal with EHF Marketing, the federation’s marketing arm.
Athletics

The Infront Sports & Media agency has been appointed to distribute the worldwide media rights for the Berlin Marathon by the event’s operator, SCC Events.
Athletics

National governing body Athletics Australia has renewed its deals with commercial television network Nine and pay-television operator Fox Sports for rights to the Australian Athletic Tour for the 2013…
Football

Austerity measures may be biting but the market for the audiovisual rights to top European football shows no sign of contracting
Athletics

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Conmebol, South American football’s governing body, has released another statement confirming the Uruguay-based Full Play Group as the only legitimate seller for the rights to the 2015 Copa América.
Baseball

MLB Network, the pay-television broadcaster operated by North America’s Major League Baseball, has acquired exclusive US rights for the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic national team t…