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Brazilian broadcast deals have been agreed with the pay-TV channels Bandsports and ESPN Brasil for next year's FIFA World Cup.

SportBusiness International and Sport Research Group have launched their first annual global omnibus online survey of leading sport business executives worldwide.

The Football League and Chinese sports content providers, Sportscn, have teamed up to give fans in China the opportunity to watch live action via broadband.

Coverage of next year’s Asian Games in Doha will be the most extensive in the event’s history, says the secretary-general of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, David Astley.

The Sport Industry will present an insight into the future for the UK sport industry following the IOC's decision to award the 2012 Games to London.

Oriel Solutions in association with Controlled Training Solutions (CTS) have become Premier Partners of the 2nd International Sports Security Summit, which takes place at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne on October 19 and 20.

NASCAR has signed a deal to see Enterprise Rent-A-Car become the organisation’s official rental car company.

Online bookmaker Sportsbook.com has signed a sponsorship agreement with Golden Boy Promotions C1 the boxing promotion company run by six-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya.

SquashC-s British Open has been saved after a deal was clinched with management company iSPORTmarketing C1 the company set up last year by a former senior executive of sport brand Dunlop.

A senior executive at mobile phone giant O2 has once again underlined the threat to sport sponsorship from other entertainment channels.

Sky Sports and the National Football League (NFL) have agreed a new two-year deal that will mean more games being broadcast live in the UK each season.

European integrated sports management and marketing company, Proactive Scandinavia A/S, has appointed James Perry as administration director.

Sky Sports has been awarded live and exclusive rights to UK coverage of the 32nd America's Cup.

Mobile operator O2 has signed a non-exclusive broadcast agreement for all 64 matches of 2006 FIFA World Cup.

ESPN Latin America has enjoyed its strongest second quarter ratings forfive years. The ratings were achieved among key demographics across various times, according to data revealed by IBOPE.

RTE and Setanta have been granted broadcast rights from 2006 to 2009for the UEFA Champions League.

Then UK government has no plans to make EnglandC-s home cricket testslisted events, according to BBC Sport.

The NFL is reported to be in the grip of a bidding war as brewersbattle to become the leagueC-s official beer for the 2006 season andbeyond.