The US could lose the right to host the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles over a conflict around TV broadcasting it is reported.
The International Skating Union, the sport’s world governing body, is yet to secure a host-broadcast TV contract with a US carrier, which would be a breach of an agreement the union has with other TV rights holders to provide a worldwide TV signal.
The ISU’s existing contract in the US, with ESPN, expires in 2008 and although talks are underway over a new deal, no agreement has been reached.
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