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Europe's World Cup broadcasters are praising the production of World Cup footage, despite early reservations replays and slow-motions shots, and the blaring of vuvuzelas.

Asian Games: Indian cable and satellite broadcaster Zee acquired the cable and satellite rights for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou in a deal with the Dentsu agency

Kentaro says good viewer figures and ppv revenues for inaugural series are encouraging expansion plans.

MUTV's commercial director says the Premier League club is still committed to collective selling.

Athletics: UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the exclusive live television and internet rights for the Diamond League in a five-year deal brokered by the IMG agency

Football: Singapore telecoms companies Starhub and SingTel acquired the rights for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in non-exclusive deals worth about $17m (€13m), brokered by the Football Media Services agency.

Telenor has taken a 35-per-cent stake in TV4's Canal Plus premium channels.

Canal Plus lands deals for Euro 2012 tournament and qualifiers, Serie A and Eredivisie, among others, but Premier League loss leaves a big hole in offering.

Basketball: Euroleague Basketball agreed deals in the UK, China and Iceland for the 2010 Final Four

Football: Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco acquired the rights for eight matches from this year’s Fifa World Cup in a deal with Prisa-owned pay-broadcaster Sogecable.

Nordic Canal Plus is making defensive moves after losing its most important sports rights, for the English Premier League.

Football: Maltese cable operator Melita acquired live pay-television rights for all 64 matches of the 2010 World Cup in a sub-licensing deal with public service broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services

SBS TV takes a big step back into the sports rights market with Premier League acquisition

A look at the audiences pulled by the 2010 Winter Olympics around the world.

Football: French commercial broadcaster TF1 sublicensed rights for the 2010 World Cup to public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and pay-broadcaster Canal Plus in deals worth a combined €33m ($4…

Commercial operator TV2 has snatched the market's biggest pay-television subs-driver from Canal Plus.

American Football: Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV extended its existing deal for NFL matches, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl game, for four more years from 2010 to 2013

Football dominated sports viewing in Europe’s top markets in 2009, with Uefa club competitions and World Cup qualifiers delivering the strongest audiences in the big five markets.