Events
ARU REJECT LIONS SHARE CLAIMS
The head of the Australian Rugby Union has rejected claims by his English counterpart that the British Lions were not getting a big enough slice of revenue from their upcoming tour of Australia.
NASCAR RATINGS FOR WINSTON CUP SOAR
The television ratings for the NASCAR Winston Cup have risen this year following the switch to new host broadcaster Fox Sports. The first quarter of races in the 2001 series averaged a rating of 6.8, up 39% on the same period the previous year.
NFL SUED OVER DETROIT LIONS FEUD
The City of Pontiac in Michigan has subpoenaed the National Football League and sued Wayne County to wrest information about the Detroit Lions' new stadium and how it landed the 2006 Super Bowl.
EUROSPORT IN US TENNIS DISPUTE
Eurosport is embroiled in a rights-row with the United States Tennis Association and its exclusive marketing agency SFX.
ATLANTA TO HOST 2003 ALL-STAR GAME
Atlanta will host the 2003 NBA All-Star game at Philips Arena, adding to the city's portfolio of major events.
SUPERMARKET BAGS NEW SPEEDWAY SPONSORSHIP DEAL
US supermarket chain Food 4 Less has signed a new sponsorship deal with Irwindale Speedway.
WWF SIGNS ASIAN BROADCAST DEALS
The World Wrestling Federation has signed three new distribution agreements in Asia as part of its strategy to expand programming within the region.
WORLD CUP BUDGET SLICED AS JAPANESE ECONOMY BITES
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.
PREMIER LEAGUE IN $258m TV DEAL
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
IEC RENEWS TV DEAL WITH AMATEUR ATHLETICS
IEC in Sports has renewed its television distribution deal with the European Amateur Athletics Association.
I-CABLE STRENGTHENED BY WORLD CUP/FA CUP RIGHTS
i-Cable, Hong Kong?s dominant cable operator, expect its subscribers to grow from 520,000 to 548,000 by the end of 2001 on the back of its acquisition of World Cup 2002 and the recently secured English FA Cup soccer.
GLOBAL PRODUCTIONS REPRESENT TEXACO HAVOLINE GRAND PRIX
The Houston-based sport-marketing agency Global Productions has been selected as sponsorship agency for the Texaco Havoline Grand Prix of Houston for 2001.
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.
BEIJING UPBEAT AS OLYMPIC GAMES INSPECTORS END TOUR
China bid farewell to Olympic Games inspectors on Sunday, brushing off human rights concerns and vowing to make Beijing the clean, green and modern city it promised in its bid to host the 2008 Games.
MADRID SET TO LAUNCH 2012 BID
Madrid mayor Jose Maria Alvarez del Manzano is due to make a formal proposal to bid for the 2012 Olympic Games at a meeting with the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) today.
LEWIS PROMOTER DISMISSES JULY DATE FOR TYSON FIGHT
Lennox Lewis promoter Panos Eliades has dismissed a suggestion from one of his own associates that the world heavyweight champion will fight Mike Tyson on July 21.
KIRCH PINS PAY-TV WORLD CUP HOPES ON UK LAW
Kirch Group are looking to circumvent laws on listed events in the UK in order to sell 2002 World Cup broadcast rights to British pay-TV operators.
ARENA FOOTBALL SIGNS WTA TOUR EXEC
The Arena Football League's sales and marketing entity Arena Football League Properties (AFLP) has named Marc Lowitz as vice president of Broadcast, New Media and Business Affairs.