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FORMULA ONE WORLD UNITES AGAINST PAY TV DEAL
Formula One teams, car manufacturers and sponsors will resist any move by German media companies to shift their glamorous sport from free to pay television.
GILLETTE SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH EUROSPORT
Eurosport has signed a new two-year deal with Gillette for an extensive package of football broadcast sponsorship on the pan-European channel.
SELECT COMMITTEE QUESTIONS UK?s INTERNATIONAL EVENT CAPABILITY
A UK government select committee has led a critical inquiry into the nation?s capability to stage international events.
SONY SIGNS EXTREME CONTENT AGREEMENT
Extreme International has signed a three-year deal content agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment's AXN channel in Spain.
BROADCASTERS TO COPY XFL ALL-ACCESS COVERAGE, SAYS FOX
The XFL may be accused of attracting poor primetime ratings on NBC, but the head of Fox Sports has said that the football league's innovations such as on-field cameras and microphones could have ``major ramifications'' for TV coverage of all other sports.
ST LOUIS RAMS SEEK NEW STADIUM SPONSOR
The NFL?s St. Louis Rams are seeking a new naming rights sponsor for the franchises? stadium following the bankruptcy in January of Trans World Airlines.
SUGAR’S REIGN OVER AS ENIC TAKES CONTROL OF TOTTENHAM
Alan Sugar's 10-year reign as the owner of Tottenham Hotspur ended on Wednesday when media group ENIC completed its purchase of his 26.9 percent holding, worth around 22 million pounds ($31.84 million).
GERMAN CHANCELLOR URGES KIRCH TO TALK AGAIN ON WORLD CUP RIGHTS
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder urged the Kirch Group on Wednesday to resume talks with public broadcasters to ensure that the 2002 and 2006 soccer World Cups can be seen on free television in Germany.
ENIC SEALS ACQUISITION OF SPURS STAKE
English premiership club Tottenham Hotspur Plc said sport and media group ENIC had completed its purchase of former chairman Alan Sugar's 26.9 percent holding, worth around 22 million pounds.
EM.TV GAINS CONTROL OF FORMULA ONE HOLDING COMPANY
German media group EM.TV & Merchandising has exercised an option to lift its stake in Formula One racing to 75 percent, gaining control over broadcast rights to one of the world's most popular sporting events.
TVNZ SATELLITE SERVICES TO BID FOR PREMIER LEAGUE CARRIAGE DEAL
TVNZ Satellite Services is hopeful it will retain the Premier League global satellite carriage contract when the current three-year contract concludes at the end of the 2000-2001 season.
KIRCH SAYS F1 TO REMAIN ON GERMAN FREE-TV
Formula One will still be broadcast live on German free television after Kirch and EM.TV increase their stake in the holding which owns the commercial rights to races, Kirch said on Wednesday.
GLOBECAST HOSTS SLC 2002 BROADCAST BASE
GlobeCast is to host the Salt Lake City 2002 Broadcast Base at its technical operations centre in the host city.
WEBB HEADS UP TVNZ SATELLITE?S SYDNEY OFFICE
TVNZ Satellite Services has appointed the ex-BBC and BSkyB specialist Jenny Webb to head its new regional office in Sydney.
INDIA SPORT HOTEL LOGO AFTER CIGARETTE CLAMPDOWN
The Indian cricket team are temporarily dropping a cigarette logo, following the government's move to end sponsorship of sporting events by tobacco firms.
F1 CARMAKERS AGAINST EM.TV HAVING CONTROL
Formula One's five European car makers said on Tuesday they opposed any moves that would lead to one television company controlling the commercial rights to races.
RENAULT OPPOSES FORMULA ONE ON PAY-TV
The head of Renault Sport says it is out of the question for Formula One racing to be broadcast on pay-television channels.
SPORTS FACE CHAOS OVER DISEASE SCARE
A number of leading UK sports events could be axed amid fears over the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.