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Operators battle for Mediapro’s World Cup channel
Movistar TV, the IPTV platform of telecommunications company Telefónica, and pay-television operator Canal Plus are the favourites to acquire carriage rights for the Mediapro agency’s Gol Mundial channel in Spain, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
ADSL warning for pay-TV as first big rights deal is won
Versatel has jumped into the vanguard of an emerging movement by telecoms companies to seriously challenge broadcasters for live television rights.
Telefónica may seek to end rights stranglehold
Deadlock in Argentine football rights talks could be broken by entry of new player.
Lagging Poland and Spain agree World Cup deals
Polish television has agreed a deal for football’s 2006 World Cup after months of negotiations with the Infront agency.