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EBU’s Euro 2012 subsidiary in talks ... IAAF still needs to close big deals ... More increases for Uefa

NHL rights lost to Medge/AMI. Orange Sport deal fallen through. Shadows over ESPN

Five-year deal helps NHL to big increase but 'it could have made more,' one bidder says

Mixed Martial Arts: Fight sports programme distributors, Fighting Spirit, agreed a deal from June until the end of 2012 with mixed martial arts promotion M-1 Global in Africa, Europe and the Middle East…

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

Football: Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton acquired the rights for Euro 2012 in a deal with Uefa

MTG breaks records with monster bid for Champions League; Canal Plus hits back with preemptive Norway deal

Football: France’s football league, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, sold the domestic rights to the top division, Ligue 1, for four years, 2012-13 to 2015-16, to pay-television operator Canal Plus a…

Europe on standby as NHL is on the verge of awarding rights

Bundesliga achieves rights fees increases taking it closer to €50 million target

Digital Plus furious about YouTube Copa ... Urhotv looking for partners ... ESPN looking at UK revamp

Ice Hockey: Internet operator Laola1.tv acquired live rights for the Kontinental Hockey League, streaming its first match on September 15

Football: Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, sold its domestic live rights for three seasons from 2012-13 for €829m ($1.136bn) per year. Sa

Olympic Games: Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 acquired the television, internet and mobile rights for the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics in a deal with the Sportfive…

MP & Silva pays 50-per-cent increase for French Open rights and gives free-to-air coverage guarantees

England's Football League touting global rights for $60 million over three seasons amidst sceptism from market experts

Lagardère restructure plans prompt key staff departures...UFC targets Asian expansion...Mediapro moves on Portugal...ITV beats BBC-IMG