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TV SPORTS RIGHTS CLIPS 2: NFL, horseracing, handball, tennis and more
American football: US network NBC acquired the so-called “network package” of American football’s National Football League rights, the main package of 23 matches per season, paying $600m (£316m/€465m) a year ov…
CBC to keep NHL after commercial challenge fades
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC is expected to renew its long-standing rights deal with US ice-hockey’s National Hockey League, although it will have to pay more and share the most attractive m…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football, basketball, boxing, motorsport and more
Commonwealth Games: UK public-service broadcaster the BBC acquired the rights to the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in a deal with the Fastrack agency, which is selling the rights on behalf of the organisers.
TV Rights Clips 2: Motorsport, baseball, cricket and new media
Motorsport: German pay-broad-caster Premiere acquired the exclusive live rights for motor racing’s Nascar and Indycar series for the 2006 season.
Baseball leaves it late to win decent rights-fee increase
Major League Baseball may have left negotiations with the US television networks too late to sell its main rights package for an increased fee.
Sky football deal was world No.1 for 2006
UK pay-operator’s English Premier League deal was year's largest television sports-rights deal.