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Dutch football TV rights plunge
Sport1 is understood to have secured a 70-per-cent cut in renewing its deal for Champions League pay-television rights, a similar cut for Serie A rights, sublicensed from John De Mol and a cut-price deal on Bundesliga rights.
For more details see the upcoming issue of TV Sports Markets.
Last-minute F1 deal in Middle East
BRTC, owned, like the racing circuit, by the Bahrain government, stepped in after other broadcasters refused to meet an asking price of $16 million.
The deal was agreed just four days before the start of the first grand prix in Melbourne.