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La Liga Sides Real Madrid And Barcelona Once Again Dominant In TV Viewership06 / 19 / 13The Spanish Football League (LFP) has confirmed the TV dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona in its review of '11-12 viewership, according to Ángel Liceras of MARCA. Real Madrid (18.1%) and Barcelona (17%) lead in standout form the rankings of the teams that were watched the most o... |
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Chelsea Turns Down Sky News Request
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Fox Sports Launches In Asia
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Neo Prime Acquires 2014 Asia Cup Rights
Sports channel Neo Prime has "sealed the Indian broadcast rights" for the multi-nation 2014 Asia Cup cricket tournament, according to the PTI. In a "hotly contested sales process that saw significant interest from multiple broadcasters," Neo provided the best offer for the event and also secured the ...
ARD's Handball Ratings A Record
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Premier League fans "will be able to watch a full rerun of the game of the day each Saturday just three hours after the final whistle" starting next season. The move by Sky Sports "is another huge step forward for the broadcaster," which announced the decision as part of a move to make '13-14 the bi ...
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EPL, News Int'l Agree To Highlights Deal
News Int'l has "secured a deal to show Premier League football highlights on mobile and Internet versions of the Sun, Times and Sunday Times," according to Mark Sweney of the London GUARDIAN. BSkyB has "also secured extended Premier League TV highlights rights to go with its live matches." News Int' ...
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Scottish Open To Air Live On U.S. TV
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ESPN Acquires AFCON 2013 Media Rights
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ProSieben Will Show X Games On Pay-TV
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