SportBusiness Staff

The Extreme Group has launched the Extreme Sports Channel on the Telekabel cable network in Llubljana, Slovenia.

The Equestrian Federation of Australia and ActiveTV have signed a deal to enhance the sport?s television coverage.

Milwaukee County Stadium, home of Major League Baseball?s Milwaukee Brewers since it opened in 1953, has been ceremonially cleared for demolition.

Canadian production company Stormcrow.com is producing an extreme sports TV travel series, which will include the offer of an integrated interactive advertising package to potential corporate sponsors.

Manchester United have been dealt an embarrassing PR blow after their new communications director was booted out of the club before taking up her position after lying about her past employment record.

Southern African Investments Limited (SAIL), the sporting brands company with stakes in eight South African rugby clubs, a soccer club and a chain of upmarket golf practice centres, has made its first move into professional cricket.

Manchester United, the world's richest soccer club, has reported a slide in full year profits to just over #16m ($23.55 million) as player costs rose.

Bernie Ecclestone has said he will not sell his stake in Formula One, despite the interest of a number of Formula One motor manufacturers who want to buy into the business.

ESPN has promoted Russell Wolff, senior vice president of programming and event management for ESPN STAR Sport (ESS) in Asia, to senior vice president, ESPN International.

The World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. announced a stock repurchase programme, a day after it said revenue from its core businesses for the remainder of the year would fall below expectations.