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Turkish state broadcaster TRT will not show matches from the 2014 Fifa World Cup football tournament that clash with programming concerned with breaking the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç.

Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews the most-watched events of 2013 across 10 of the world’s biggest media markets E

In the increasingly competitive Indian pay-television market, Sony Six has begun 2014 on the front foot, snapping up prestigious properties in cricket, football, tennis and rugby...

Interview with Prasana Krishnan, head of business at Sony Six, on the broadcaster’s acquisition of the rights to the 2014 and 2018 Fifa World Cups

Digital media content distributor Elta has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights in Chinese Taipei to the 2014 Fifa World Cup football tournament.

TF1 pays less for France matches but Uefa still happy with deal

TF1’s Le Lay says focus is now on major events

Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2018 Fifa World Cups under a five-year deal with world football’s governing body.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV have confirmed the split of matches for their coverage of the 2014 Fifa World Cup, with the BBC set to televise England’s first match of the international football tournament in Brazil.

Broadcasters around the world have very different views on winter World Cup

As Brazil delivers increased audiences for the Fifa Confederations Cup in Europe’s big five markets, Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, runs the numbers T

The FA and Football League cash in as Sky and BT scrap for content

Sky-Rai Olympic deal pleases IOC and Coni, but not ski federation

Fifa defends its attack on UK listed-events law after defeat in the European Court of Justice

Euroleague deal points to life in Greek market

Sky pays more for World Cup in New Zealand

Germany’s RTL snatches national team qualifier matches from under the nose of ARD/ZDF