Events
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.
PSN TO DELIVER WNBA TO LATIN AMERICA
The Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast LIVE WNBA games to millions of viewers across Latin America.
BRAZIL PUTS FORWARD TOBACCO SPONSORSHIP BILL
The Brazilian Government has put forward legislation against tobacco advertising and sponsorship of sports and cultural events.
ICC INVESTIGATE TAPES IN MATCH-FIX PROBE
The International Cricket Council (ICC) are to investigate copies of tapes allegedly implicating former Pakistan captain Salim Malik in match-fixing.
BLATTER CAUTIOUS OVER UNITED KOREAN TEAM
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has urged caution over the possibility of a united Korean soccer team representing the divided peninsula at the finals of the Asian Cup in Lebanon later this year.
FOX COVERS EURO 2000
FOX Sports World (English-language) and FOX Sports World Espanol (Spanish-language) have acquired the broadcast rights to the UEFA European Championships (EURO 2000).
OLYMPICS TO BOOST AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY
The Australian government has said it expected this year's Sydney Olympics to give the economy a boost in the September quarter, adding about one percentage point to gross domestic product and cutting the current account deficit.
IMG TARGETS AUSTRALIAN INTERNET PRESENCE
International Management Group (IMG) is planning to extend its internet presence in Australia, reports Australasian Business Intelligence. Via its wholly-owned subsidiary TWI Interactive, the company has targeted a number of internet-based site opportunities, mostly on a revenue-sharing basis.
ENGLAND UNDER 18?S PULL OUT OF TURKISH TOURNAMENT
The English FA has decided not to send an under-18 team to a tournament in Turkey next month because of security fears following the fatal stabbing of two Leeds United fans there earlier this month.
SPORTVISION ACQUIRES ANIMATION TECHNOLOGY CO
Sportvision, the US-based sports media technology company, has agreed to acquire Coach's Edge, the developer of enhanced computer animation technology for the internet and sports broadcasting.