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The World Cup became the latest casualty of Japan's economic slump when organisers said they were slicing $22 million off the budget for the 2002 event.
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The World Cup became the latest casualty of Japan's economic slump on Wednesday when organisers said they were slicing $22 million off the budget for the 2002 event.
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The city of Nashville is under investigation by the IRS over the issue of $153 million in tax-exempt bonds to fund the construction of the Adelphia Coliseum, home of the Tennessee Titans.
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A broadcast war is developing in China between the country?s national broadcaster and ESPN over the right to televise China?s top soccer league.
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The London-based Quintus Group has concluded the acquisition of Bailey Carr Ltd, adding to the company?s recent acquisition of RHB Ventures USA .
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BBC Director-General Greg Dyke branded soccer world body FIFA as "hypocritical" on Tuesday for selling the television rights to the 2002 World Cup while supporting global television coverage of the event.
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Sports media technology Sportvision has teamed up with CBS Sports and SportsLine.com to deliver animated play analysis of the 2001 NCAA Men?s Basketball Championship.
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NASCAR broadcast coverage will switch from TBS to TNT as part of Turner Sports new marketing strategy, according to news agency reports.
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Jacques Rogge, a Belgian surgeon who has won a reputation for fixing the pains and strains of organising Olympic Games, on Monday joined the race for world sport's most powerful job - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.
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The Supreme Court has ruled against a satellite TV firm that had bid for the right to transmit NFL games to customers in Canada.
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South Korean Kim Un-yong has joined the race for world sport's most powerful job -- the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.
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South Africa has officially stepped into the race to host the 2010 World Cup finals.
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Media company Pulitzer Inc, owners of the St Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper, and chairman Michael Pulitzer, have agreed to buy a nearly 4 per cent stake in the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.
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ABC and ESPN have bought the exclusive broadcasting rights in the US market for premier IAAF events in a three- year agreement with the IAAF and ISL Worldwide.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are still struggling to secure a naming rights deal for its new stadium.
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The Football Association of Ireland has signed a five-year deal with Sky Sports for the broadcast of all the Republic of Ireland?s home internationals.
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English football?s Premier League has sold its pay-per-view rights for #181m ($258m) to a media consortium made up of British Sky Broadcasting, Ondigital, Telewest and NTL, the Premier League confirmed to sportbusiness.com
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WWFE Inc. has selected Sekani, Inc. as its media asset management partner.