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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football deals outside Europe for Champions League and more
Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a series of pay-television and free-to-air television deals for 2012-13 to 2014-15 for the rights to the Champions League and Europa league i…
Al Jazeera moves on US market
Al Jazeera buys top football rights to enter US market
New fight channel could force Sky into rethink
Warren boxing channel could mean the end of top boxing on Sky
Fastrack: Issue 15:17
Touchdown for ESPN but cloud over NHL...Traffic busy in Mexico...Lega channel may annoy Sky...Sucker punch on Primetime
Broadcasters baulk at NHL prices as season approaches
Medge/AMI race the clock in Europe but NHL is relaxed
Europa League proving big attraction in US
Rights fee increases for Uefa in the US and Caribbean
Tiger decline felt as PGA value levels after boom years
PGA pays for Tiger decline
Fastrack: Issue 15:16
Euro 2012 value drops as channels buddy up ... ISU secures 35% EBU increase ... Alianza defies league with joint bid ... UFC fights its way into mainstream
Perform’s ‘watershed’ WTA deal
WTA deal with Perform has industry asking: is this a game-changer or a one-off?
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Rugby World Cup, snooker, surfing, ATP tennis and more
Rugby Union: Canadian sports broadcaster TSN acquired the rights for the 2011 and 2015 editions of the Rugby World Cup in a deal with Rugby World Cup Limited, the event rights-holder
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: IAAF athletics, Euroleague, Tour de France, MMA and more
Athletics: Sports broadcaster Eurosport acquired pan-European rights for the International Association of Athletics Federations’ 2011 and 2013 World Championships.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Russian Premier League, the Championship, MLS and more
Football: Benfica TV, the club channel of Portuguese Liga club Benfica, acquired rights for 180 matches featuring a range of clubs and national teams taking place between now and December 2011
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1:Euro 2012, World Cup qualifiers, Football League and more
Football: Hong Kong pay-television operator Now TV acquired the rights to Euro 2012 from the Sportfive agency(page 8)
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Olympic Games, snooker, Wimbledon, French Open and more
Olympic Games: The International Olympic Committee agreed media-rights deals in France, Germany and Korea for the Olympic Games (see story this issue)
Golden Boy to take rights in house from next year
Golden Boy taking over
New tournament has big teams but not the star players
New Brazil-Argentina event will not have all the top players
MTG’s Viasat and Al Jazeera cast long shadow over ESPN
NHL rights lost to Medge/AMI. Orange Sport deal fallen through. Shadows over ESPN
Big increase for NHL but it ‘could have been bigger’
Five-year deal helps NHL to big increase but 'it could have made more,' one bidder says