United Kingdom
Events

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has appointed independent London-based advisors Oliver & Ohlbaum to find a purchaser for the federation?s global internet and broadcast rights.
Media

The chairmen of England's Premier League clubs have said they remain committed to pay-per-view and will begin their search for a partner immediately following the withdrawal of cable operator NTL.
Business

Sunderland Plc has reported a trebling of annual profits as the team prospered in its first season in the lucrative Premier League - filling the Stadium of Light stadium to capacity.
Sponsorship & Marketing

On the eve of the new NBA season, Spalding has launched its biggest ever UK marketing campaign.
Business

Umbro, Manchester United's kit maker, has taken legal advice after revelations that England's richest soccer club has agreed a #300 million ($435 million) deal with US sportswear giant Nike.

The inaugural Sport Action Zone (SAZ) managers, funded by Sport England through its Lottery Sports Fund, have been appointed.
Business

England?s Premier League soccer clubs meet on Thursday (October 19) to decide how best to divide the new #1.6 billion ($2.3 billion) fund from broadcasting revenues.
Business

Manchester United, the world best supported soccer club, has played down concerns over the impact of changes should the controversial player transfer system be implemented in England.
Business

Sky and talkSPORT have signed the inaugural total broadcast sponsorship deal, allowing online and digital betting in the UK.
Business

Chelsea Village, owner of Chelsea Football Club, has suffered pre-tax losses with investment in the playing squad a contributing factor.
Media

Sport Business columnist Patrick Harverson has been appointed as the new director of communications of Manchester United.

Some of cricket's leading figures were anxiously awaiting news of their fate after the International Cricket Council (ICC) began its executive board meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday.
Business

Ashursts, acting on behalf of TVDanmark, recently brought judicial review proceedings in the Court of Appeal against the Independent Television Commission (ITC).
Business

England Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Lord MacLaurin has moved to allay fears from English professional cricketers that their pay will be frozen or even cut next year.

The executive board of the International Cricket Council (ICC) will focus on corruption within the game when it meets in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi next week.
Business

The Band & Brown Group has launched a new UK-based sports sponsorship agency.
Stadia

Bertelsmann AG has launched a joint venture with iSyndicate, a provider of content syndication services and technologies on the internet.

Peter Leaver, former chief executive of England?s Premier League, has added his voice to criticism that soccer has reacted too late to save the transfer system.