Poland

Ice hockey:  Finnish ice-hockey’s domestic SM-liiga signed a three-year joint-deal with pay-television operator Canal Plus Nordic and free-to-air commercial broadcaster Nelonen worth about €3.7m (£2.5m) a

Men's World Handball Championships in Germany attracts big audiences across Europe

Football: Dutch pay-broadcaster UPC acquired the pay-television rights for the Champions League from 2006 to 2009 (Page 7)

Polish pay-broadcaster Canal Plus has won the live rights for the Polish football league

Polish World Cup deal falls threw

Bidding for Polish football league’s television and internet rights has thrown up surprises

·   Football: The Dentsu and Infront agencies acquired the Rest of Asia rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups in a deal with Fifa, football’s world governing body.  De

·   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).  TVP

Polish television has agreed a deal for football’s 2006 World Cup after months of negotiations with the Infront agency.