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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.
Antena 3 push for rights may be political warning
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football and others
Football: Russia’s Premier League is set to sign a three-year deal worth $17m (£9m/€13m) a season for its rights from the 2005 season with the Fedcom-media agency
Spanish football federation may start own channel
TV RIGHTS 1: football, motorcycling, Formula One and others
How Serie A clubs beat Madrid and Man Utd for TV
Spanish Primera Liga club Real Madrid was the world’s biggest earning club in 2004-05.
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.
Ecclestone finally takes over production of main F1 signal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, football, golf
Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.
Sogecable sweats on football rights court ruling
Spanish pay-TV operator's dominance in football rights market under threat after regulator accuses it of being a monopoly.
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.