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Football

The long-running Fifa-ISL corruption case has been referred to the country’s highest court, the Federal Court.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland secured €300 million ($393 million) in financing for continued growth, strengthening its financial position ahead of the tender for the domestic rights for G…
Football

The English Premier League may be forced to alter its plan to delay its penultimate set of games by 24 hours, if pay-television broadcaster BSkyB demands it

Commercial broadcaster Telecinco said it was not interested in bidding for the free-to-air and internet rights in Spain for the Formula One motor-racing championship in 2012 and 2013, leaving rival Antena…
American Football

US network NBC has sold out its digital advertising inventory ahead of the first live online streaming of the NFL’s Super Bowl.
Baseball

US and Latin American broadcaster Alterna'TV acquired exclusive rights in Puerto Rico for baseball’s Caribbean Series in a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014.
Football

Dutch commercial broadcaster SBS is considering bidding against public-service broadcaster NOS for highlights rights for the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league, according to Totaal TV
Football

Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy plans to bid for more major sports rights, after acquiring rights for German football’s Bundesliga from 2012-13 to 2014-15, and has established a new subsidiary, GMM 1…
Australian Rules Football

Andrew Demetriou, chief executive of the Australian Football League, the country’s top Australian rules league, vowed to fight a Federal Court judgment that telco Optus did not breach copyright laws b…
Football

Organisers of the Premier League Soccer tournament in India are in talks with three broadcasters about a South Asia rights deal for the competition, according to Bhaswar Goswami, director of Celebrity…