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Football

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

Russian Premier League to split rights for first time from 2011-12 season which attracts four agency bids
Basketball

Worldcom to challenge Olivedesportos agency's monopoly of Portuguese market
Football

Football: Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League in a three year-deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with Uefa
Football

Digital terrestrial operator's collapse raises questions over football rights sales process, pay-TV market saturation, fallout for agencies.

Darts

Uefa over half way there on centralisation plan ... F1 renews in key markets ... EAA drops its fee for 2012 ... AFA TV plans ‘not viable’ ... Taylor exit doesn’t hurt PDC
Football

Berlusconi-owned Mediaset renews Champions and Europa League rights but rival Sky is posing an ever-greater threat.
Athletics

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

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…
Basketball

Ficot to quit Sportfive for personal reasons ... NBA 'good business' for MCS ... Italian FA set to survive Rai cuts ... Chello's Sport1 Golf eyes expansion
Football

Increases in Champions League rights fees in US and Caribbean, Italy and Middle East.
Football

Italian antitrust authority threat to be ignored if Sky makes good enough offer.
Tennis

First serious UK rights battle between ESPN and BSkyB.

Dorna Sports MD Manel Arroyo speaks exclusively to TV Sports Markets about audiences, distribution strategy, new media and the future of the series with Rossi's retirement looming.

Cycling

Rai crisis raises doubts over future of Rai Trade ... ITV gambles on England ... Tough times for handball ... Crafty Fox waits for rights
Football

Uefa looks to conclude Euro 2012 talks with BBC and ITV, accepting that there will be no changes to UK listed events legislation before 2012.
Football

Lawyers say investigation by Italian antitrust authority into Sky Italia World Cup deals amounts to warning to other rights-holders not to sell exclusive rights to Sky.
Athletics

Athletics: Swiss-based agency Sports Extra Time acquired rights in Sub-Saharan Africa for the World Athletics Series, the series of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) events including…