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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, handball and triathlon
Football: The English Football Association agreed a deal with sports agency Sportfive for second-party rights for England’ home friendly internationals, giving Sportfive the rights for selling to broadcasters i…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby union, football, motorsport and more
Rugby union: Incumbent rights-holder IMG won the commercial rights for rugby union’s 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups. It beat opposition from Champions League agency Team Marketing. I
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1:Cricket, football and baseball
Cricket: Indian state broadcaster Doordarshan said that it would look to share the rights to Indian cricket if it failed to retain its exclusive contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Canal Plus angry over Sportfive bid
Also: UPC get Premier League rights in the Netherlands, Fox Sports win in the United States
Agencies wonder if Premier League has set precedent
Broadcasters able to outgun the agencies in head-to-head competition, helping the Premier League bring in hugely increased revenue
Fifa wants more cash, but it also has other aims
More control over television coverage sought, including ability to ensure greater exposure for Fifa events
Agencies under threat after Fifa-Premier in-house moves
Next question: Can leagues and federations manage without the agencies?
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Olympics and more
Football: English football’s Premier League began the sales for its next round of international television rights, covering the three-year period from 2004-05 to 2006-07).
Murdoch set for Olympic bid
Bid could be critical for IOC chance's of improving value of rights
Will Sportfive now get cash for top rights guarantees?
New American private-equity owner has the financial muscle to back bids for top football, but does it have the will?
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby union, rowing, ice sports and more
Rugby Union: The BBC extended its deal for rugby union’s Six Nations Championship for a further four years, from 2006 to 2009. The deal includes radio, television and internet rights. T
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Rugby league, motorcycling, golf, tennis
Football: UK commercial broadcaster ITV said that it was interested in acquiring a package of eight live Premier League matches a season from satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting as long as the…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, horseracing, Formula 1 and more
Football: Portuguese state broadcaster RTP completed the sublicensing of 19 of the 31 matches in this year’s football European Championship to rival commercial broadcasters SIC and TVI (TV Sports Markets 7…
Lewis had two big ppv fights, yet he wasn’t good box office
Despite two ppv fights among top ten ppv audiences, US fans did not take to cautious, media-shy fighte
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, horseracing, football and more
Olympics: The International Olympic Committee will start a tendering process in March for the sale of television rights in Europe to the 2010 Olympics and beyond.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Ice hockey, cycling, football and more
Ice hockey: US broadcasters ABC and ESPN, which are seeking to renew a five-year deal with the National Hockey League, are said to have offered only about half the $120m (£66m/€94m) a year they now pa…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, horseracing, boxing and tennis
Football: German sports agency Infront did not take-up its €595m (£412m) option for the Deutsche Fussball Liga rights for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons, failing to reach agreement over price.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, golf, cricket, hockey and boxing
Football: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the rights for a package of seven or eight Sunday matches from the 2006 World Cup from agency Infront Sports & Media.