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ESPN returns to Arena Football League
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a multi-year deal, commencing in 2014, for the rights to indoor American football competition the Arena Football League.
TSN and RDS extend long-running ESPN partnership
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN and French-language sister network RDS have signed a multi-year extension to their long-term programming agreement with the ESPN International arm of US sports broadcaster ESPN.
CPL looks to test the market to find real value of T20
Caribbean Premier League has big ambitions in the US for the T20 series
Watching Brief (Vol.64) Special Focus: BT Sport
MCS adds French football and ESPN America rights
MCS stocks up with French league football and US college sport
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
Fox and Mediaset busy in Italy
Fox Sports buys Eredivisie rights in Italy
Sport1 winning second tier battle but faces threat
German broadcaster Sport1 targets pay-TV growth
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
ESPN exit strategy questioned despite good German deal
In its haste to exit the UK, ESPN may have missed an opportunity with its ESPN America channel
SPL opts for MP & Silva premium in nine-year deal
SPL drops Sportfive for MP & Silva premium in nine-year deal for international rights
Watching Brief (Vol.56) Special Focus: Football – English Premier League
Bidders run the numbers on ESPN America channel
A buy-out deal for ESPN America could be weeks away, with Setanta, Chello and Eurosport all in the frame
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
Darts hits bullseye with record
SBS6 acquired the exclusive rights for all Professional Darts Corporation events in the Netherlands.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Bundesliga, American football, tennis and more
Football: The German Football League awarded the rights for the Bundesliga in several three-year deals covering 2006-07 to 2008-09.
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.