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Golf: US broadcaster America One Television acquired the rights for the OneAsia Series in a three-year deal, from 2010 to 2012, brokered by the World Sport Group agency

American Football: UK pay-broadcaster ESPN acquired the rights for NFL Monday Night football in a two-year deal covering the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. The deal covers live, repeat and pre-game programming

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 league…

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.

A look at the audiences pulled by the 2010 Winter Olympics around the world.

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

Cricket: Entertainment Sports & Direct acquired the theatrical rights for the Indian Premier League in a 10-year deal from 2010 to 2019, paying Rs3.3 bn ($70m)

Baseball: Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport acquired the rights for next month’s 2009 Baseball World Cup in a deal with the International Baseball Federation.

Athletics: US broadcaster NBC and its cable and broadband subsidiary Universal Sports acquired the rights for the World Athletics Series, covering Indoor and outdoor World Championships and other events,…

Football: Sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil acquired pay-television rights in Brazil for the 2010 World Cup in a sublicensing deal with commercial broadcaster Globo

US sports channels Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta are motivated at least in part by the fear that rival ESPN is planning a knockout bid of its own for English football’s Premier League.

Football: The Sportsman Media Group, which is distributing the rights for the German Bundesliga in 16 markets across Southern Europe and Asia, has agreed deals in 13 territories

ESPN’s loss of Uefa Champions League rights in Latin America is a major blow for the broadcaster following a massive first-round bid from rival Fox Sports.

Athletics: The IMG agency acquired the international television rights for the newly-created Diamond League in a five-year deal, 2010 to 2014, guaranteeing around $6m (€4.7m) a year.

Athletics: UK public-service broad-caster the BBC extended its deal for domestic athletics events for a further six years, from 2009 to 2014