"It leaves our existing deal with Waitrose unaffected," he added.
The outcome of those negotiations was an extension of the team's existing deal with Fox.
Ventura declined, preferring to honor his existing deal before considering another one.
Notably, Comcast's existing deal with CBS was not set to expire until the end of 2011.
Then, he changed his mind and signed a three-year extension to his existing deal.
Reading has an existing deal with Northgate for an electronic document management system.
It's reasonable to think that American will stick with Citibank, Mr. Leff explained, because it would be expensive to buy out the existing deal.
Since the merger was announced in late December, no competing offers have been announced, and executives at rivals have indicated little interest in breaking up the existing deal.
In foreign affairs, he has said he will maintain close ties with Washington and support an existing deal to keep the Futenma air base on Okinawa.
They talked frankly about the pros and cons of their existing deal, under which Nokia used Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system on its smartphones.
Notes Al Jazeera Sport last week extended an existing deal with FIFA to carry the 2014 and 2022 World Cups in the Middle East and North Africa.
