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Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.

EBU set to get money back for Italian skiing rights.

But proposed extension deal for top-tier domestic football rights needs approval of football association and competition authority.

Decision to hand back golf rights allows rival to recover monopoly on top Tour golf and launch golf channel.

On the three days before Christmas, Modern Times buys four years of football, three years of golf and two new channels.

Television rights division snapped up by rival IMG