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Football

Football: Korean media group SBS acquired the rights to the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups in a deal worth between $180m (€124m) and $200m (see story this issue).
Athletics

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

Golden Boy taking over
Football

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

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

Mixed Martial Arts

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…
Athletics

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

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

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

Football

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…
Ice Hockey

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

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

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

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

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
Rugby Union

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…
Tennis

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

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