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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.
Fastrack: Issue 15:13
EBU’s Euro 2012 subsidiary in talks ... IAAF still needs to close big deals ... More increases for Uefa
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
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Asian Games, athletics, boxing, darts, golf and more
Asian Games: The organising committee of the 2014 Asian Games signed memorandums of understanding with Korean networks KBS, MBC and SBS, provisionally appointing them as host broadcasters
Carrión: Four-Games deal secures IOC for next decade
Comcast-NBCU network lands $4.38 billion four-games US Olympics deal
More primetime games as NHL targets Europe
NHL exploring several innovations to increase rights fees in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Bundesliga targets parity with Spanish and Italian leagues
League rights spotlight on Germany's Bundesliga
EBU pushed hard to land Tour de France renewal
The EBU faced rival bids in Scandi, Russia, Germany, Spain, Italy as it tried to renew ASO rights.
IAAF frustrated as broadcasters spend big on other sports
Spanish free-to-air broadcasters follow Germans in bidding low for World Championships rights.
NTV Plus tries to muscle in on Eurosport rights
Russian pay-television broadcaster wants bigger package of International Skating Union rights, causing problems for EBU.
WRC buy is first of many, says CSI
Russian-backed CSI planning rapid expansion this year after buying World Rally promoter.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Uefa club competitions, South American football
Football: Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE and regional Catalan broadcaster TV3 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League
NTV Plus pays 20% increase to keep commercial rival at bay
Competition from VGTRK drives up Uefa Champions League rights fee in Russia.
News in brief, Issue 15:3
Universum floored by lack of new TV deal ... Team coming calling ... TVE set to renew Vuelta deal ... Football the draw in 2010
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Champions League, World Cup, Euro deals and more
Football: Spanish pay-television operator Digital Plus acquired Champions League rights in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Russian league looks for major overseas growth
Russian Premier League to split rights for first time from 2011-12 season which attracts four agency bids
Sportfive Courts Nordic-basic tier channels with flexible tender
Nordic region sees most radical Olympic tender process in Europe so far
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Motorsport, rugby union, US college sport and more
Motorsport: Formula One Management agreed deals with incumbent rights-holders in Germany, Russia and Israel for media rights for the Formula One motor-racing series