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Cricket

Football: Romanian telecoms operator Romtelecom acquired the rights for eight live World Cup group stage matches and delayed rights for 44 other games in a deal with public-service broadcaster TVR, paying…
Football

Football: Portuguese agency PPTV acquired the television and marketing rights for the Portuguese Liga club Sporting Lisbon in a five-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2017-18, worth about €108m ($135m).
Cycling

German and Spanish audiences for the Tour de France increased by over 20 per cent this year, giving the Amaury Sport Organisation a shot in the arm, with negotiations for a new deal expected before 2011 Tour.

Football

Prisa-owned pay-television broadcaster Sogecable is seeking international rights deals for La Liga in the expectation that existing deals brokered by the Mediapro agency will be ruled invalid by a court ruling next month.
Football

The Spanish rights agency's insolvency is being seen as a tactical move, although it has lost Serie A rights after missing a payment.

Tennis

A three-broadcaster deal involving TVE, Telecinco and Sogecable looks set to end a remarkably complex negotiation.

Football

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.
Football

Football: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) acquired the rights for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in six countries - Uzbekistan, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Timor Leste, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan – in a deal w…
Football

But Spain's Telecinco is expected to lose heavily on rights investment.
Football

TVE fights to keep hold of Masters ... Rally wants more UK exposure; Zee spree for Ten Action ... Lega looks for Coppa bidders.

Football

First Saturday Champions League final fails to pull in families and is a ratings flop in two of Europe's big five markets.

Football

German commercial broadcaster pleased with audiences in first season of "too expensive" deal.

Football

MCS "hurt and angry" by Ligue rights refusal
Football

New player Aruna Media will sell 3D rights for World Cup matches to cinema chains and public viewing arenas around the world.
Basketball

Basketball: Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten acquired the rights for the National Basketball League, Australia's top-tier basketball competition, in a five-year deal directly with the…
Football

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.
Cricket

News round-up, Vol 14 Issue 6

Athletics

The Diamond League athletics series has secured double the rights fee income of its predecessor the Golden League, with two big deals yet to be done.