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World corporate games cancelled as organisers go bust
The World Corporate Games – due to be staged in Germany next month – have been cancelled.
SRU receive Celtic boost
Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Bill Watson believes that media coverage of the new Celtic League can boost the Scottish game.
Black market ticket warning from FA
England’s Football Association is warning fans to avoid buying black market tickets for the World Cup qualifier against Germany next week.
SMS results service launched at Hong Kong open
Next week’s Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open, featuring the world’s top men’s and women’s players, will see the launch of the first SMS squash results service for mobile phone users all over the world.
Sportingbet signs deal with Royalton
UK online gambling company Sportingbet.com has signed a five-year deal with its less established counterpart Royaltons for an undisclosed sum
ITV and BBC get even with Kirch
German media giant Kirch was criticised by UK terrestrial television networks the BBC and ITV after it complained to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) that the networks were behaving anti-competitively over gaining the television rights to next year's World Cup football.
Sportingbet signs deal with Royalton
UK online gambling company Sportingbet.com has signed a five-year deal with its less established counterpart Royaltons for an undisclosed sum
Security call for cricket venues
Tighter security is needed at "non-regular cricket venues", according to the chief investigator of the sport's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU).
Record prize pot put up by PGA
A record first prize of $936,000 will be handed to the winner of this week's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Channel 5 wins Intertoto final rights
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has snapped up the television rights to the second leg of the Intertoto Cup Final involving English Premiership side Newcastle United.
Former basketball champions fighting back
Former top European basketball side El Joventut de Badalona is attempting to rise from the financial ashes.
British Eurosport hits athletics ratings high
Satellite channel British Eurosport scored its highest ever TV ratings for its coverage of the World Athletics Championships from Edmonton, Canada.
Fox announces Superbowl ad rates
US broadcaster Fox has unveiled its advertising rates for next year’s SuperBowl with a 30-second spot costing as much as $2.5million (B
Kahn stands down as Panamsat CEO
R Douglas Kahn has stood down as president and CEO of satellite and cable distributor PanAmSat just a month after the firm reported sharply reduced earnings for the second quarter of the year.
Com.hem to offer interactive soccer services
Com.hem, the cable television division of Swedish firm Telia, is increasing its interactive services to include soccer-related initiatives.
Prosiebensat.1 feel the heat of advertising downturn
German commercial TV group, ProSiebenSat.1 Media is the latest to feel the effect of the sinking advertising market after it reported a 3 percent decrease in its revenues for the first half of the year.
Austar goes further into the red
Australia’s second largest pay-TV provider Austar United Communications has seen its operating losses widen in its latest set of financial results.
Sonics sign new TV deal and prepare new look
NBA team the Seattle Sonics is to unveil a new team logo and strip next week in a bid to reflect the change in management and whip up support in the team – and has just signed a new exclusive TV deal.