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The long game
The recipe is simple: take the world’s most popular sport in a market primed for growth, get in while the sport, the broadcast market or the economy more generally is underdeveloped, invest in long-term p…
Kentaro becomes multi-federation football agency
Sports agency looks close to winning domestic television rights for all Swedish football.
Sportfive: Before anything else, we will recapitalise
Advent International has begun a recapitalisation of its stake in the Sportfive agency.
Power clash at all-changing IMG sparks Sinrich exit
Shock departure of chief executive of IMG's TWI television division.
Agency pays well to keep handball rights in play
The Sportfive agency acquired the rights for the 2007 and 2009 World Handball Championships.
Radical Indian plan could help cricket worldwide
Proposal for alternative international-cricket schedule.
Premier League overseas rights bring in £660m
English Premier League international television rights expected to more than double in value since previous sale.
Canal Plus has no room for golf
Decision to hand back golf rights allows rival to recover monopoly on top Tour golf and launch golf channel.
Modern Times’ Christmas Shopping Spree
On the three days before Christmas, Modern Times buys four years of football, three years of golf and two new channels.
‘Loss of nerve’ leads Octagon to IMG
Television rights division snapped up by rival IMG
Juventus leads archive rush
Serie A champions Juventus set to sign a deal with Italian state broadcaster Rai.
IOC takes tough stance over winning Olympic archives
The International Olympic Committee in major dispute with US television network ABC
Irish TV claims ITV breaches rights exclusivity
Irish broadcasters TV3 and Setanta issue complaint against ITV