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Ghanaian public-service broadcaster GTV has agreed a deal for free-to-air rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup.

A US federal judge has approved a takeover of US media company Time Warner by telco AT&T, rejecting an appeal by the Department of Justice against the proposed $85.4bn (€71.29bn) merger, with analysts predicting the ruling will embolden companies that are seeking major acquisitions of its type.

Swedish media company Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal in Sweden, Denmark and Norway for the Formula One motor-racing championship.

Liga Portugal, the organising body of Portuguese club football, has agreed broadcast and sponsorship agreements for the Taça da Liga competition, as well as a wide-ranging deal with the Olivedesportos agency.

Mediapro has claimed it acquired a non-compliant product after the Court of Milan rejected its appeal against a ruling that led to Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian football, scrapping its deal with the agency.

The Asian Football Confederation’s new commercial rights partners have stated their intention to tap into the growing Chinese market, as well as the sport’s presence in Asia as a whole, to transform the governing body’s competitions into “truly world-class” properties.

Indian digital media company Sportskeeda has acquired live streaming rights to the two-match Twenty20 cricket series between Scotland and Pakistan.

Swedish media company Modern Times Group has locked down Nordic rights to handball competitions operated by the sport’s world and European governing bodies as it detailed a rebrand to Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group).