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NBA bounces back from lockout with a series of deals
Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning
Canal Plus loses more crown jewels but stays calm
Canal Plus loses more football to rival Al Jazeera but analysts say it's not time to panic yet
EBU splits again for World Cup bids
EBU splits again over World Cup bids
IEC in Sports seals Open 13 tennis tournament extension
Open 13, an annual ATP World Tour 250 men’s tennis tournament, extended a deal for the IEC in Sports agency to distribute the competition’s worldwide media rights for four years, from 2012 to 2015.
Sporever in talks to buy Orange Sport Info channel
Sporever, the new-media sports information company, is in talks to acquire French sports information channel Orange Sport Info, according to Le Parisien
Al Jazeera and M6 snap up Europa League rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera and commercial broadcaster M6 acquired rights for the Uefa Europa League in France for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
TF1 and M6 refuse to concede defeat in Euro rights battle
French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have not given up hope of showing the Euro 2012 and 2016 football tournaments, despite reports that pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has already acquired…
French basketball league to cut short Canal Plus deal and seek new agreement
La Ligue Nationale de Basket, the French basketball league, plans to cut short its current domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus at the end of this season and seek a new deal…
Eurosport pays big to save grand slams but plays it cool with WTA
Eurosport hangs on to French and US Opens - but at a price
French league confirms CFoot will close
The French football league, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, today confirmed that CFoot, the league’s digital-terrestrial pay-television channel, will close at the end of the 2011-12 football season.
Team asks M6 and Canal Plus for separate Europa League bids
The Team Marketing agency asked French commercial channel M6 and pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus to submit separate bids as well as a joint offer for the rights for the Uefa Europa League football…
Two leagues ‘too much’ for emerging Indian market
'One league good, two leagues bad' for embryonic Indian football market, says IMG
Sportfive’s gamble paying off
Sportfive set to make healthy profit on Caf rights deal
Al Jazeera acquires Super League and NRL rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired rights in France for two rugby league competitions, the English Super League and Australian National Rugby League, according to the Fédération Française de…
Daily Motion secures internet rights to French domestic volleyball
The Ligue Nationale de Volley, the French volleyball league, agreed a deal with video-sharing website Daily Motion for internet rights to the men’s and women’s domestic leagues for the remainder of the…
CFoot to close
CFoot, the digital-terrestrial television channel owned by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the French football league, will close down at the end of the 2011-12 football season in France, according…
Third round of bidding for Europa League in France
The Team Marketing agency set a deadline of February 10 for a third round of bidding in the tender for the rights in France for the Uefa Europa League football tournament for the three years from 2012-13…
Three in running for French rugby rights
French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6, and public-service broadcaster France Télévisions, the incumbent rights-holder, submitted bids for the domestic rights for France national team Test rugby union m…