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New player Aruna Media will sell 3D rights for World Cup matches to cinema chains and public viewing arenas around the world.

News round-up, Volume 14, Issue 7

Basketball: Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten acquired the rights for the National Basketball League, Australia's top-tier basketball competition, in a five-year deal directly with the…

Football: Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco acquired the rights for eight matches from this year’s Fifa World Cup in a deal with Prisa-owned pay-broadcaster Sogecable.

The Singapore government has effectively outlawed exclusivity of content, which it felt was damaging the pay-TV market.

News round-up, Vol 14 Issue 6

Athletics: The IEC in Sports agency agreed a number of deals for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha

Football: Maltese cable operator Melita acquired live pay-television rights for all 64 matches of the 2010 World Cup in a sub-licensing deal with public service broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services

News round-up, Vol 14 Issue 5

Athletics: African pay-operator SuperSport acquired non-exclusive rights for all events in the IAAF’s World Athletics Series in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, in a four-year deal from 2010 t…

Football: French commercial broadcaster TF1 sublicensed rights for the 2010 World Cup to public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and pay-broadcaster Canal Plus in deals worth a combined €33m ($4…

The Premier League has taken a big cut in its rights fee to secure free-to-air exposure in China.

The Premier League's new channel for overseas rights-holders will be launched with one eye on the next domestic rights negotiations.

Badminton: Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport acquired live and highlights rights for the semi-finals and finals of this month's European Men’s and Women’s Team Championship. Co

American Football: Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV extended its existing deal for NFL matches, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl game, for four more years from 2010 to 2013

Basketball: US cable sports channel Versus acquired rights for 16 games of the 2009-10 season of the NBA Develop-ment League, the official minor league basketball competition, in a deal with the NBA.

“We want eyeballs and that's what matters to us foremost. You can't get bigger and better than our strategy. People all over the world ask me where can we watch IPL - now I can always say - you can watch it on You Tube." - Lalit Modi.

Football: South African public-service broadcaster SABC said that it had secured the rights for the 2010 African Cup of Nations and other CAF events through to 2016 after agreeing a deal, reportedly worth…