1.   It would also provide a hedge if British regulators end the rules permitting exclusive broadcasting rights to the entire Premier League.

2.   None of this has discouraged Dentsu in its attempts to remain a central player in the sale of the broadcasting rights, however.

3.   Organizers now say they are confident the increase will be offset by better-than-expected ticket sales and revenues for sponsorships and broadcasting rights.

4.   But when Doordarshan delayed paying its share of the broadcasting rights last year, WorldTel signed a new deal selling it to Star TV.

5.   But the broadcasting rights became up for grabs again Wednesday when Cecchi Gori failed to meet the payment deadline.

6.   Byers said the MMC report concluded that the takeover would have hurt competition for the broadcasting rights to Premier League matches.

7.   Byers said the MMC report concluded that the takeover would have reduced competition for the broadcasting rights to Premier League matches.

8.   Fourteen other companies are also competing for the broadcasting rights in a contest widely watched throughout Russia as a test of media freedom.

9.   Increasingly sport clubs collectively sell long-term, exclusive broadcasting rights for astronomical sums, he said.

10.   Meanwhile, the BBC said Monday it had won the broadcasting rights for British athletics from Channel Four.