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Billionaire Carlos Slim's Foray Into Mexican Football First Division Rattles TV Rivals05 / 21 / 13Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's latest acquisitive foray "is meeting resistance" after touching a national passion: football, according to the AP. Slim recently bought part of two of Mexico's first division football teams, setting up another showdown with TV giants Televisa and TV A... Tags: Media, North America |
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Globo To Air UFC Rio Event
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ESPN Star Sports has confirmed the launch of its first 24/7 football TV channel "FOX Football Channel" in Malaysia, featuring more than 500 league matches from a mix of top football leagues around the world. The channel makes its debut in Malaysia through Telekom Malaysia's first IPTV service HyppTV ...
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A-League Kickoff Draws Big TV Audience
Record attendances for the opening round of the A-League have been matched by record TV ratings and web hits as Football Federation Australia Thursday "basked in the glory of the most popular first week in the competition's history," according to Ray Gatt of THE AUSTRALIAN. A-League broadcaster Fox ...
Camera To Show Del Piero's Every Move
Fox Sports revealed that it will have a camera pointed solely on Alessandro Del Piero during Sydney FC's match against the Newcastle Jets at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Saturday, according to Ray Gatt. Fans who cannot get enough of the Italian "will be in heaven." In a first for football in Austral ...
Spain Ratings For Barça Vs. Real Madrid
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ServusTV Loses Hockey Audience
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Power Struggle Stalls TVN Deal
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Eurovision, VGTRK To Air IAAF Event
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