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Lega bows to Sky's call for fair rights fee split with Mediaset

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Football: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV acquired the rights to China’s international football teams for three-and-a-half years, from July 23 until the end of 2014, from the Chinese Football Association’s com…

New Brazil-Argentina event will not have all the top players

Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa

Bundesliga achieves rights fees increases taking it closer to €50 million target

American football: US sports broadcaster ESPN agreed an eight-year extension to its rights deal with the NFL for Monday night matches, worth $15.2bn (€10.95bn).

Football: Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, sold its domestic live rights for three seasons from 2012-13 for €829m ($1.136bn) per year. Sa

Media rights for Spain's La Liga to hit €588.5 million in 2011-12 season

Telenet secures Belguim's top football league rights with aggressive bid

Football: Spanish commercial broadcasters Telecinco and Cuatro acquired the rights to Euro 2012 from Uefa, European football’s governing body. The deal is worth just less than €65m ($92.3m)

Increased pay-TV revenues for Euro Qualifiers the key to Uefa's targets

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

THe FEI believes its new rights deals will expand exposure and increase revenues over the next four years

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Motorsport: Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF extended its rights deal with Formula One until 2014. The rights include interviews, archive footage, practice and qualifying rounds and the race itself

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.

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