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The deal, starting next season, covers the rights in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. There is presently no coverage in these territories at present. Hong-Kong based broadcaster Goal TV had pan-regional rights previously.

143,000 viewers watched Australian driver Mark Weber make a podium finish according to OzTam ratings, roughly twice the channel’s previous best audience.

One was launched on March 26 and is available to more than 62 per cent of the 7.2 million Australian television households who have access to digital television, according to Network Ten chief executive Grant Blackley.

ITV’s audience peaked at 9.5 million during the second half, when Liverpool went ahead 4-3.

ITV’s previous highest audience this season was the 7.2 million that watched Inter Milan-Manchester United back in February.

It is understood that the talks are now on hold until chief executive Richard Scudamore returns from holiday. The absence of any awards thus far suggests that there were no knock-out first round offers.

Infront agreed the deal with SportA, ARD/ZDF’s in-house rights arm. ARD/ZDF have an existing deal in place covering last year’s European Championship and next year’s event in Austria.

 

SBS has signed on for a further four years, from June 2010 to the 2014 World Cup, in a deal which covers national team and under-21 home matches, including both competitive and friendly games. SBS is also expected to pick up the rights for away matches.

For more details see the next issue of TV Sports Markets.

The deal includes coverage of the 2010 and 2012 Ryder Cups and the World Golf Championship.

Viasat’s share of TV2 Sport’s operating profit was SEK48 million (€4.4 million) in 2008, compared to a loss of SEK184 million in 2007, following the channel’s launch in April that year.

From 2009-10 to 2011-12, HRT will show live first-choice matches on Wednesdays, including exclusive coverage of the Champions League final and the Uefa Super Cup, and Wednesday night highlights.

Nova won the rights for first-choice matches on Tuesdays, plus Tuesday night highlights. HRT presently has Champions League rights exclusively in a deal worth close to €1 million a season.

Globo is paying R$40m a year under the new deal, a 33-per-cent increase on the R$30m it pays at present. The deal covers exclusive free-to-air, pay-television, pay-per-view and internet rights.