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FA set for small increase in Asia with new MP & Silva deal

Uefa is ahead in Belgium but stays flat in cosy Israel

Liga rights battle pitches ESPN and Gol TV against Al Jazeera

MP & Silva doubles up in France with league rights

Ligue 1 pitches up in Brazil

Israeli pay-television broadcaster the Sports Channel acquired exclusive live rights for the Uefa Champions League, in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15

Three hurdles for Bundesliga in domestic rights sales

NFL set to follow Nordic deal with IMG Media renewal

Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning

Canal Plus loses more football to rival Al Jazeera but analysts say it's not time to panic yet

EBU splits again over World Cup bids

The IMG Media agency launched the world’s first in-flight global 24-hour sports channel on Gulf Air, the Bahrain state airline.

Eurosport hangs on to French and US Opens - but at a price

Sportfive set to make healthy profit on Caf rights deal

Eurosport set to take over WRC but a 'sweet' deal would anger North One

FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession

Eurozone crisis not the only challenge facing sports rights agencies in 2012