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IAAF goes back to EBU but says it was right to play the field; IEC anger at athletics loss

Qatar Holding, the investment arm of sovereign wealth fund the Qatar Investment Authority, said that it had no plans to take over French conglomerate Lagardère, despite becoming its largest shareholder …

France holds the key for 2015

Basketball: UK pay-television channel ESPN extended its rights for the Euroleague to cover the 2011-12 season in a deal with the league

League takes big fee cut as Sportfive bows out

Six Nations set to split international TV rights ... NFL takes rights to global market ... No ESPN-Al Jazeera joint bid ... ARD/ZDF force ski concessions

Fees double across Asia, Australia, the US, Canada, the Middle East and Latin American territories

The English Football Association is set to continue its round of international rights sales for 2008-12

Football: UK commercial broadcaster ITV and pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired the rights for the Uefa Europa League in three-year deals, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, with the Team Marketing agency,…

Al Jazeera to go it alone in Brazil with Ligue 1...Zebini to lead Fox in Brazil...TyC makes up with federation

Football: Qatar-based satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera acquired the

Al Jazeera buys top football rights to enter US market

CAA advising on aggressive strategy to shake up Portugal

IAAF says IEC was right not to undersell its rights in Spain

Medge/AMI race the clock in Europe but NHL is relaxed

Bridgepoint's Infront set to be a more aggressive rights player