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Football: Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE and regional Catalan broadcaster TV3 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League

Cost-conscious Modern Times Group loses ice hockey World Championship after broadcasting it for over 20 years.

Danish football league offers extra packages after competition authority bans single-buyer deal again.

Football: Pan-regional broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport acquired the rights for Fifa competitions between 2015 and 2022, including the 2018 and 2022 World Cup The deal covers cable, satellite, terrestrial,…

Boxing: Triumph Media Group extended its deal with Klitshcko Management Group covering the distribution of the global media rights to the 2011 fights of Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko

Eurosport extends Bundesliga deal until end of 2014-15 season

Nordic region sees most radical Olympic tender process in Europe so far

Athletics: The European Broadcasting Union acquired rights for European Athletics Association events in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015

Bonnier predicted to take TV2 Norway stake and ramp up co-operation with Telenor.

Handball: Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired the rights for the Danish men’s and women’s national teams and leagues in a four-year deal, from 2011-12 to 2014-15, with the rights-holders, the Dan…

Asian Games: The IEC in Sports agency was appointed to handle worldwide media distribution of the 7th Asian Winter Games by the Games’s organising committee.

Danish football league seeking to sell top-tier league media rights to one broadcaster

Danish handball leagues and national teams hit by rights fee and free-to-air coverage cuts.

Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a number of deals for the Euro 2012 and Euro 2016 tournaments.

Basketball: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired a package of rights for the Euroleague in a four-year deal with the Asset Management agency covering the 2010-11 to 2013-14 seasons

Handball: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for the International Handball Federation men’s and women’s World Championships in 2011 and 2013 in a deal with the Ufa Spo…

Germany fails to deliver a big fee but a break-even is thought possible on Ufa's World Championships investment.

Athletics: Channel 4, the UK commercial broadcaster, acquired the rights for the 2011 and 2013 World Championships in a three-year deal with the IEC in Sports agency