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Wimbledon gets 14% increase from reluctant bidders
BeIN Sport nabs Wimbledon rights in France but has to settle for a share of the ATP events with Canal Plus
Eurosport to hang on to French Open until 2021 in blockbuster deal
Eurosport set to tie up French Open in long-term deal to cement its grip on grand slam tennis
Canal Plus gains in Spain but loses in booming France
Basketball’s Euroleague gains in France and Spain by dropping traditional partners
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
Sky Italia and Eurosport in tough carriage talks
Eurosport in difficult carriage negotiations with Sky Italia
Hugh Roberts, owner, SweetSpot Group
Interview with Hugh Roberts, owner of the SweetSpot Group, on retaining its contract to act as event host of the Tour of Britain.
SweetSpot to build on Tour of Britain ‘watershed’ year
SweetSpot outlines TV plans after renewing Tour of Britain contract for next five years
Competition from agencies and pay-TV helps ASO claw back rights value
Tour de France commits early to EBU despite interest from agencies and pay-TV companies
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
Infront profits could be hit by Juve rebellion as IMG waits to pounce
IMG and Sportfive to challenge Infront for lucrative Serie A adviser role
How Europe’s top football leagues use external experts
Fox and Mediaset busy in Italy
Fox Sports buys Eredivisie rights in Italy
IMG makes premier profit in Spain despite gloom
IMG sells the Premier League rights in Spain
Sport1 winning second tier battle but faces threat
German broadcaster Sport1 targets pay-TV growth
German TV will have to pay more due to Lisicki effect
Lisicki timing is good for IMG in German Wimbledon TV rights talks
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
Sky pays more for World Cup
Sky pays more for World Cup in New Zealand
Agencies continue to play big role in in-house international rights sales
Premier League gives over €500m of overseas TV rights business to agencies. Slovak Sport.TV buys Premier League rights in Czech Republic and Slovakia.
IMG could face the winner’s curse
IMG stretches the budget for badminton rights and now faces challenge of the market
Centralisation of rights brings big pay day for Badminton World Federation