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BeIN Sport buys World Cup to bolster ‘home of rugby’ tag
BeIN Sport lands Rugby League World Cup as part of plan to become 'home of rugby' in France
Watching Brief (Vol.62) Special Focus: Athletics – World Athletics Championships
Fox bags NFL but rules out new US sports channel
Fox buys NFL across Europe but will not launch US sports channel
The NFL explains why the UK is a key growth market
New F1 rights strategy will be in place next season
Mediapro renews F1 deal in Spain but for smaller package
Watching Brief (Vol.60) Special Focus: Football – Fifa Confederations Cup
FA and league cash in as BT and Sky battle for rights
The FA and Football League cash in as Sky and BT scrap for content
Watching Brief (Vol.59) Special Focus: Wimbledon and Lions
Watching Brief (Vol.54) Special Focus: Golf – US Masters
Watching Brief (Vol.56) Special Focus: Football – English Premier League
Watching Brief (Vol.55) Special Focus: Football – FA Cup
Suitors line up in UK for FA rights
UK broadcasters BBC, ITV, BT and BSkyB likely to bid for domestic rights to the FA Cup and England friendly internationals
Watching Brief (Vol.53) Special Focus: Rugby Union – Six Nations
Watching Brief (Vol.51) Special Focus: Football – English League Cup
Watching Brief (Vol.49) Special Focus: American Football – Super Bowl
Watching Brief (Vol.47) Special Focus: UK TV Sports Viewing – Review of 2012
Darts hits bullseye with record
SBS6 acquired the exclusive rights for all Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tennis, skiing, boxing, darts, athletics and more
Tennis: Pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster Eurosport extended its deal for coverage of the Australian Open for a further four years, from 2008 to 2011. Eurosport will also be the distribution agent for the media rights across Europe. The rights were previously held by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella group representing the region’s public-service broadcasters.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Golf, Aussie Rules, ice-hockey, football and more
Golf: The US PGA Tour signed new six-year deals with the CBS and NBC networks, from 2007 to 2012.