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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: European football, badminton, more tennis
Football: Spanish agency Mediapro signed a deal worth close to €100m (£68m) per season from 2009-10 to 2013-14, for the television rights of the G-30, the group of 25 first and second division Liga fo…
TV RIGHTS CLIP 1: Fifa’s US deal, other football, basketball
Football: US Disney-owned broad-casters ABC and ESPN, and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, acquired the rights to all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, in deals worth a total of $425m (£239m/€351m).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: US Sports, cricket, rugby, motorsports
Baseball: US cable broadcaster ESPN renewed its long-term deal for Major League Baseball, paying $2.368bn (£1.3bn/€1.9bn) over eight years, from 2006 to 2013.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: European, Latin American football, tennis
Football: Pay-operator Premiere acquired the Austrian pay-television rights for the top two domestic leagues, the Bundesliga and the Zac Erste division, in a three-year deal from 2007-08 to 2009-10
Infront to buy Media Partners and gain much-needed rights
Football World Cup agency Infront is close to acquiring the Milan-based agency Media Partners in a €130 million cash deal.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football in the Americas, Europe; rugby union
Football: Caribbean sports cable channel SportsMax acquired the free-to-air and pay-television rights for all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014 in a deal worth $18m (£9.3m/€13.7m).
High-flying Unity attracts Liberty’s attention
German cable company consortium is takeover target for Liberty Global
Skiing audiences tune in but miss gold performances
Weekday lunchtime television slots mean Swedish television audiences miss Anja Paerson's medal winning performances
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf and more
Football: Dutch pay-broadcaster UPC acquired the pay-television rights for the Champions League from 2006 to 2009 (Page 7)
Skiing ‘must adapt’ to win over TV and viewers
France Télévisions believe that FIS must change to interest broadcasters.
Ecclestone finally takes over production of main F1 signal
Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting from 2007 season.