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TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: F1, Asian Games and more
• Formula One: German free-to-air sports broadcaster DSF acquired a package of Formula One rights for the 2007 season.
UK crown jewels lose sparkle
Television audiences for the UK’s traditional sporting showpieces fall in 2006, according to TV Sports Markets survey.
Big gamble on Indian cricket
$612 million deal signed by the Nimbus Sport agency for worldwide television rights for cricket played in India is looking increasingly risky.
Juventus leads archive rush
Serie A champions Juventus set to sign a deal with Italian state broadcaster Rai.
EC agrees Premier League deal
England’s Premier League agreed to end British Sky Broadcasting’s monopoly over live coverage of league games as part of a compromise deal with the European Commission which is expected to end the com…