Africa
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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Olympics, athletics, MotoGP, golf and more
Olympics: The Asian Broadcasting Union agreed deals in Indonesia for the 2008 Beijing Games with free-to-air broadcaster TVRI and pay-operator Astro.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, Champions League, Norwegian deal
Football: German commercial broadcaster RTL sublicensed a package of nine 2010 Fifa World Cup matches from pay-television operator Premiere, with an option to purchase a further nine matches.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Uefa club football, wrestling, cycling and golf
Football: German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League.
Uefa taps Africa’s rich pay-TV seam
Nigerian pay-broadcaster HiTV’s three-year deal for Champions League and Uefa Cup rights is its most aggressive blow yet.
Premier League sets ball rolling for tough Asian battle
Only a decent TV deal can save British Open
Rugby and cricket lose in South Africa’s first list
Poland, Turkey agree Uefa TV deal
Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat is set to sublicense live Champions League rights to state broadcaster TVP
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Golf, football, tennis and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Euro and African football, tennis, cricket, basketball and golf
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Olympics and horseracing
Octagon has to quit auction after guarantee is withdrawn
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Curling, football and more
Curling: Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has reportedly agreed a six-year deal with the Canadian Curling Association.
Agencies under threat after Fifa-Premier in-house moves
Next question: Can leagues and federations manage without the agencies?