GLOBAL SPORTNET WINS SOCCER RIGHTS
German sports marketing agency Global Sportnet has signed a two-year television rights contract with the Greek Football Association.
FOXTEL DEFIES SEVEN NETWORK RULING
An Australian Federal Court ruling, which obliges pay-TV company Foxtel to distribute Seven Network Ltd's C7 Sport channels, could be defied.
EXTREME SIGNS UP HOST OF NEW PROGRAMMING
To coincide with the launch of the Extreme Sports Channel in the UK this month, a series of new programmes have been added to the channel's schedule on a pan-European basis.
MURDOCH SON RISES IN NEWS EMPIRE
Lachlan Murdoch, the 29-year-old son of global media baron, Rupert Murdoch has been appointed deputy chief operating officer of News Corp Ltd, the third most senior position in his father?s empire.
EUROSPORT SMASHES RECORD VIEWING FIGURES
Eurosport is celebrating its highest ever viewing ratings, after pulling in 120m viewers for its Olympics coverage.
3COM PARK PROVIDES WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE
3Com, which has just renewed its naming rights to the former Candlestick Park through next season, has set up about 50 transmitters in the stadium offering fans wireless internet access.
TOYOTA IN TALKS TO BUY FORMER F1 CIRCUIT
Toyota Motor Corp, which plans to enter Formula One racing from the 2002 season, is in talks to buy a major stake in Fuji International Speedway, scene of two F1 races in 1976 and 1977, Toyota has said.
SPORTAL JOINS INTERNET INDUSTRY WATCHDOG
Sportal, the UK-based internet sports provider, has become the first purely dot.com company to join BIPA, the British Internet Publishers Alliance.
RUGBY UNION SET FOR OLYMPIC RETURN?
Rugby union could be included in the Olympic Games of 2008, the International Rugby Board (IRB) has said.
F1 ANTI-TOBACCO POLICY STAYS ON TRACK
Formula One is unlikely to reverse its policy of phasing out tobacco sponsorship following the ruling of a European Court, which overturned European legislation banning tobacco advertising.