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Athletics: The International Association of Athletics Federations secured deals for the 2011 World Championships and other events in the Netherlands, Iceland, Russia, Switzerland, Serbia, Albania, Croatia…

Italy games heading for pay-TV

Kentaro hits the German jackpot, Sportfive stoical on draw

IAAF says IEC was right not to undersell its rights in Spain

Football: Benfica TV, the club channel of Portuguese Liga club Benfica, acquired rights for 180 matches featuring a range of clubs and national teams taking place between now and December 2011

MP & Silva pays 50-per-cent increase for French Open rights and gives free-to-air coverage guarantees

Mediapro looking to reap rewards for its Liga rights across Asia

Golf: Pay-television golf broadcaster the Golf Channel acquired the rights to the Asian Tour in North America, Latin America and Japan in deals with Asian Tour Media, the distributor of the tour’s media r…

Football: Pan-regional broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport acquired the rights for Fifa competitions between 2015 and 2022, including the 2018 and 2022 World Cup The deal covers cable, satellite, terrestrial,…

Eurosport extends Bundesliga deal until end of 2014-15 season

Pre-emptive offers from agencies "too good to turn down".

Big increases in the US and Japan the highlights of a successful round of sales for Traffic Sports.

Football: The MP & Silva agency extended its agreement with Arsenal Broadband Limited, the digital arm of English Premier League club Arsenal, for a further three years, covering the 2013-14 to 2015-16…

American Football: UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 acquired the live rights to all of the NFL’s Sunday night games for the 2010 season.

Football: UK public-service broadcaster BBC Scotland acquired live television rights for Scotland’s four away fixtures in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, concluding against Spain in October 2011.

Resurgent competition between pay-television operators Modern Times Group and Canal Plus is driving up fees in the Nordics.