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BSKYB SEALS FIVE YEAR CHANNEL DEAL WITH NTL.
Satellite television operator British Sky Broadcasting has reached a five-year deal with British pay-TV rival NTL to supply a wide range of its channels to the leading UK cable operator.
HOUSEOFBOXING.COM ENTERS NEW PPV AGREEMENT
Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp?s internet subsidiary, Worldwide Houseofboxing.com (HOB), has signed a letter of intent with TelVue Corporation to offer HOB users who are cable television and Direct Broadcast satellite subscribers
OLYMPIC BOOST FOR NBC CABLE CHANNELS
NBC will offer more Olympic programming than ever before with the help of its cable-TV outlets CNBC and MSNBC.
NICKELODEON AND NFL TEAM UP FOR KIDS SHOW
Nickelodeon GAS (Games and Sports for Kids) is presenting a new NFL show aimed at children.
GOLF MAJOR GOES UP IN SMOKE
The du Maurier Classic, the last of the four annual tournaments the Ladies Professional Golf Association designates as a "major", has staged its final round of top tournament golf.
ANSETT CUP TELECASTS HALVED
The Australian Football League will cut coverage of the 2001 pre-season Ansett Cup by half to avoid over-exposure. The Seven Network Limited will televise only 14 out of 27 games.
IOC EXPECTS MOST OF PLANET TO WATCH SYDNEY GAMES
Most of the planet's inhabitants who have access to a television set will be watching the Sydney Olympics, according to viewing projections released by the IOC.
TICKETS PLUS WINS UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SPORTS CONTRACT
Ticket Plus, an affiliate of Tickets.com, and the University of Hawaii Athletic Department have confirmed that tickets for Rainbow Warrior and Rainbow Wahine sports, as well as special events, will soon be available via the internet under a new agreement.
LIVERPOOL SIGNS WEB BROADCAST DEAL
English Premier League soccer club Liverpool is to broadcast games on the internet in a $20m deal with Granada Media.
NTL IN TALKS WITH BBC OVER TV PACKAGE
Cable firm NTL is negotiating with the BBC to use its Match of the Day format for its range of pay-per-view English Premier League soccer games.
LAMBEAU FIELD REFERENDUM ON TRACK
Green Bay councillors have proposed an agreement on how to market naming rights for the NFL?s Green Bay Packer?s Lambeau Field.
BASEBALL OWNERS AWAIT ECONOMIC REPORT
Baseball owners will meet in New York tomorrow to receive the much-anticipated report from their latest economic study committee.
CHANNEL 4 SUPER 12 DEAL IN DOUBT
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 could withdraw its offer for the rights to televised races at English horse racing?s Super 12 group of racetracks, according to The Guardian newspaper.
MILLENNIUM STADIUM SEEKS NAMING RIGHTS DEAL SAYS REPORT
Cardiff?s Millennium Stadium is reported to be seeking a naming rights deal to help alleviate its debts.
DFB PRESIDENT IN HOSPITAL
German Football Federation (DFB) president Egidius Braun has been taken to hospital over the weekend, a DFB spokesman said.
BROADCASTERS FLOCK TO CELEBRATE EBU ANNIVERSARY
Top broadcasters from Europe and around the world will travel to Switzerland this week for events in Lucerne marking the 50th birthday of the European Broadcasting Union, whose members include every public service broadcaster in Europe.
TAIWAN `MAY BACK BEIJING BID?
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has said the island might back rival Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
HUIZENGA SEEKS NEW STADIUM SPONSOR
The search for a new naming rights sponsor to replace the defunct Pro Player at the Miami Dolphins? stadium could involve the sale of a stake in the franchise.