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MotoGP and World Superbikes viewing

Sky's exclusivity for next three years barely dented, but will share rights with at least one other broadcaster next time

Motorsport: Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco acquired Formula One rights in Spain in a two-year deal covering the 2004 and 2005 seasons

Football: Gioco Calcio, the fledgling pay-per-view football service launched this season by six small clubs from Italy’s Serie A, is likely to lose one or two of its clubs to pay-operator Sky Italia, a…

Fifa and Uefa likely to adopt the model

Rugby Football Union said that IRB’s asking price for clips risked “killing the goose”

Deals for England internationals and domestic club rugby have two years to run

Broadcaster defends decision to move skiing coverage to "graveyard" slot

First live internet boxing for UK from Ricky Hatton undercard

Boxing one of a range of sports ITV is looking at “to replace” the Premier League

Rugby Union: French pay-television channel Sport Plus acquired the rights for European rugby union’s top club competition, the Heineken Cup, in a three-year deal with organisers European Rugby Cup, starting t…

Three rallies to be shown live, despite uninspiring viewing figures

James Murdoch, younger son of News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, was named the new chief executive of UK satellite operator British Sky Broadcasting, in which Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation h…

Heineken Cup could be broadcast on pay-TV in France for first time

Indian government approves Pakistan cricket matches, Ten looking at as much as $18m ad revenue

Competition lawyers were not surprised that the commission has taken a different approach to the two leagues, even though European competition commissioner Mario Monti has said that he wanted the commission’s d…

Bundesliga allowed two extra years to change way it sell rights, EPL forced to make changes from next season

British Sky Broadcasting acquired the rights for European rugby’s Heineken Cup competition in a three-year deal said to be worth £20m (€28.7m), entering talks at the last moment.  In