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Serie A fees rise, but big jump must wait for next time
MP & Silva, Sportfive and Rai Trade agencies estimated to have brought in about €100 million overall for 2007-08 season
Ad growth drives new media
English Premier League to receive £74 million over three years from sale of mobile and internet clip rights
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, Fifa, Italian, Brazilian, English football
Olympics: Hong Kong pay-television broadcaster I-Cable Communications acquired the new media rights for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and all media rights for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Cricket, ice-skating, basketball, tennis and more
Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports agreed sublicensing deals for the Twenty20 world championships, held in South Africa in September, with DirecTV (North America), Geo TV (Pakistan), Ten Sports…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: boxing, basketball, cricket, athletics and more
Boxing: German public-service broadcaster ARD acquired the rights for a minimum 12 fights a year from Sauerland Promotions in a four-year deal, 2008 to 2011, renewing a previous contract
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, Danish, Irish and French football
Football: Japanese pay-operator Wowow and commercial broadcaster TBS acquired the rights for all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency on behalf of Uefa
Huge audiences but not as good as Euro 2004 in UK, Germany
The 2006 World Cup in Germany is on course to break television viewing records.
Sportfive to make money back in difficult Japan
Several deals for English Premier League rights imminent
African deal brings up $3bn for IOC
Latest deal, with South Africa's SABC for 2010 and 2012 Olympics, worth $18 million
French, German league football will top 2008 list
A new deal for French Ligue 1 football is likely to be the biggest television-rights deal of 2008
ABU fails to win support for bid
ABU failed to draw enough support from its larger members to submit a bid.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Skiing, cricket, new media
Skiing: Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR acquired the rights for Swiss World Cup events in a four-year deal, 2007-08 to 2010-11, with the Swiss ski federation
World Cup fees tripling as Asia boom continues
I-Cable pays out to keep crucial content as battle with PCCW continues
Fifa attracts $4.5bn TV fees for next two World Cups
Deals made directly with broadcasters boost earnings
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: Champions League, World Cup and more
Football: German pay-broadcaster Premiere acquired exclusive rights for the Champions League in a three-year deal from 2006-07 to 2008-09
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football and basketball
Football: Jamaican commercial broadcaster CVM TV sublicensed rights for the 2010 and 2014 World Cup competitions from Caribbean sports cable operator SportsMax
IMG wants TV stake as part of hoped-for Chinese expansion
The IMG agency is looking to acquire a stake in a major Chinese broadcaster
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Figure-skating, basketball, baseball and more
Figure Skating: US network NBC acquired the rights for US figure skating in a three-year deal with the US Figure Skating Association, covering the national championships and the international Skate America…