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New viewing trends highlights the potential value of online rights especially in developing markets, report says

Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body agreed deals in Germany and Austria for the Champions League, Europa League and Super Cup for the period 2012-13 to 2014-15.

Handball: EHF Marketing, the commercial arm of the European Handball Federation, signed media-rights deals with broadcasters in several territories

Globo snaps up eight Brazilian league clubs, experts say more will follow.

Half of Brazil's top-flight clubs begin negotiating their own TV deals.

Football: Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE and regional Catalan broadcaster TV3 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League

Pay TV growth in South America's fourth-largest economy has local analysts predicting a big pay-day for domestic football.

Brazilian broadcaster targeting deals in the UK and Germany once it renews domestic league international rights.

Globo distribution will be key to potential rival establishing itself.

Football: Spanish pay-television operator Digital Plus acquired Champions League rights in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15

Athletics: The European Broadcasting Union acquired rights for European Athletics Association events in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015

Football: Italian satellite pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia acquired the exclusive rights for top Tuesday-night Champions League matches, all other matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, excluding the…

Surprise finalist deflates World Club Cup audience expectations, raising questions over value of competition for broadcasters.

Handball: Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired the rights for the Danish men’s and women’s national teams and leagues in a four-year deal, from 2011-12 to 2014-15, with the rights-holders, the Dan…

Asian Games: The IEC in Sports agency was appointed to handle worldwide media distribution of the 7th Asian Winter Games by the Games’s organising committee.

Handball: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for the International Handball Federation men’s and women’s World Championships in 2011 and 2013 in a deal with the Ufa Spo…

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