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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, basketball, bowls
Football/Basketball: JCS Sports, owner of Israel’s two Sport 5 cable and satellite channels, acquired the rights for top Israeli football and basketball matches in a three-year sublicensing deal with pay-per-view company Charlton
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, rugby union, basketball and more
Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for up to 49 matches in football’s 2006 World Cup from Swiss agency Infront Sports & Media.
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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, other football, tennis and more
Football: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired the free-to-air rights for all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in a €9.5m (£6.5m) deal with the Sportfive agency. It is the first deal done for the championship. Italian public-service broadcaster Rai is also set to sign a deal for Euro 2008, paying €120m.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Indian cricket, golf, darts and mobile deals
Cricket: The Nimbus Sport agency acquired the worldwide television rights to cricket in India in a four-year deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, motorcycling, Formula One and others
Football: Polish public-service broadcaster TVP and commercial broadcaster Polsat agreed a joint-deal for the 2006 World Cup with the Infront agency worth €15m (£10.3m).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Cricket, motorsport, football and tennis
Motorsport: German pay-broadcaster Premiere extended its deal for live Formula One rights by one year, until the end of the 2007 season.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, national teams and Euro leagues
Football: Pay-operator Setanta Sports agreed a four-year extension deal with the Scottish Premier League.
Viewers tune in as football season builds to a climax
The climax of the football season in Europe attracted big audiences for free-to-air broadcasters across the continent.