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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: NFL gets $11.5bn; Formula 1, football
American Football: The National Football League signed new deals with three of its five major US television partners – the CBS and Fox networks and digital satellite platform DirecTV
Eurosport set to launch No.2
Viasat forced to show Scottish game
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, rugby union, basketball and more
Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for up to 49 matches in football’s 2006 World Cup from Swiss agency Infront Sports & Media.
F1’s TV season is saved by last five races for title
Record viewing for women’s cup
ISPR’s football rights are a good fit for Sportfive
Top TV Sports programmes in Europe
Women’s handball brings TV2 early Christmas present
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, national teams and Euro leagues
Football: Pay-operator Setanta Sports agreed a four-year extension deal with the Scottish Premier League.
Viewers tune in as football season builds to a climax
The climax of the football season in Europe attracted big audiences for free-to-air broadcasters across the continent.
Nordic grouping set to keep tight hold on handball
A consortium of Scandinavian commercial broadcasters is set to acquire the rights for the men’s and women’s 2007 and 2009 world handball championships.
Swedish channels slowly agree to buy football rights
Swedish broadcasters have finally agreed a series of rights deals for Swedish domestic football.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, cricket, rugby union and polo
Football: Dutch commercial broadcaster Talpa acquired the rights to domestic knockout competition the KNVB Cup in a four-year deal with the Dutch football Association, KNVB.
TV liked Turin but much prefers North America
The Turin Winter Olympics attracted impressive audiences to European public-service broadcasters.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, cricket, motorsport, handball and more
Pay-TV buyers lift Euro 2008 fees
The involvement of pay-television companies has helped the Sportfive agency earn rights-fee increases of about 60 per cent for Euro 2008.
Roulette wheel spins good draw for agencies
Sportfive, Kentaro, IMG get plenty of ties against the big five teams; Infront do not fare so well