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Turkish soccer authorities agreed a $465 million television deal on Wednesday to end a dispute over broadcast rights which delayed the second half of the season by a week, a spokesman for the governing body said.
Business

The BBC says it would consider pitching a rival bid against Rupert Murdoch?s Sky for the rights to heavyweight boxing?s greatest prize ? live coverage of Mike Tyson against Lennox Lewis.
Business

Shares in French commercial TV station TF1 - which had been hit recently by fears of slower advertising revenues - gained over two percent as investors cheered in-line 2000 earnings and a deal to buy all of Canal Plus and Havas Image's stakes in the Eurosport sports channel.
Events

Octagon Marketing has won the exclusive rights to capitalise on the commercial potential of chess worldwide over the next three years.
Events

HBO.com is to launch a live interactive adjunct to HBO Sports' new 12-week talk/magazine show, On the Record with Bob Costas.
Business

Japan is fighting for a change in the title name of the 2002 World Cup finals because FIFA put South Korea ahead of them when they announced the joint Asian co-hosts in April 1996.
Business

Heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis is today signing a $1.6m deal with the BBC ? a key victory for the broadcaster as it looks to rebuild its sports portfolio.
Business

The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRFU) is out to win a share of the money generated when its national team, the All Blacks, play overseas.
Events

Troubled sports internet company Quokka Sports will announce its 2000 fourth quarter and year-end financial results at the close of the market on Thursday, February 8, 2001.
Events

UK commercial radio station TalkSPORT has teamed up with Rivals.net - the network of more than 300 independent sports websites - to partner its "The Big Ticket" promotion next month.
Events

Internet portal SportsYA.com has launched an interactive sports TV programme with Argentine TV network Azul TV.
Events

UK-based publicity firm Propergander has restructured and rebranded to become Resource-PR Limited.
Events

Greece has launched its Olympic volunteer programme, appealing for 60,000 people to help make the troubled 2004 Athens Games a success.
Events

Princeton Video Imaging (PVI) chairman Brown Williams has acclaimed the debut of EyeVison action replay technology on CBS? coverage of the 35th Super Bowl.
Business

Shares in debt-ridden media firm EM.TV & Merchandising rose 10 percent on Monday after rival Kirch said talks on its rescue offer could be extended and the field of potential suitors appeared to widen.
Business

The Denver Metropolitan Football Stadium District board is expected to approve an offer by Invesco Funds Group to name the new Mile High Stadium Invesco Field at Mile High.
Events

The new sports channel that the BBC and cable broadcasters NTL plan to launch this year will be free to existing subscribers of BSkyB, ONdigital or NTL.
Business

The NBA has signed a multi year partnership with Real Networks which will provide live internet broadcasts of NBA.com TV and NBA.com Audio Pass.