Events
XFL AD INVENTORY SELLING FAST
More than 60% of XFL advertising spots in advance of the league?s debut on February 3, 2001.
CBS RAKES IN ?OLD MONEY? FOR SUPER BOWL
CBS will earn more than $360 million from its advertising spots during its television broadcast of the Super Bowl. The US National Football League finals match will be held on 28 January 2001, and the list of advertisers will be notable for the absence of most of the dotcom companies which advertised in 2000, many of which crashed in the April 2000 "tech-wreck" stock price crash.
PGA SENIOR TOUR GAINS FROM CNBC COVERAGE
The Senior PGA Tour?s decision to award its broadcast rights to CNBC has paid early dividends.
TURKISH FA AIMS TO SOLVE TV ROW NEXT WEEK
Turkey's soccer authorities will hold a tender for broadcasting rights next week in a bid to resolve a quarrel which has prevented the restart of the domestic season.
SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED NOT TO MATCH CONSORTIUM OFFER ON AFL TV RIGHTS.
Seven Network Limited has advised the Australian Football League that it would not accept its offer to match the News Limited led consortium bid for broadcast television rights for seasons 2002-2006.
CANADA CONSIDERING 2010 WORLD CUP BID
Canada said it might submit a bid to host the 2010 World Cup as a way of sending a message to the world that it was serious about one day hosting the world's premier soccer tournament.
DENNIS MILLER TO KEEP RANTING ON ‘MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’
Comedian Dennis Miller, who has drawn mixed reviews for his first season of televised gridiron commentary, apparently will be back next fall for more ranting on ABC's "Monday Night Football" broadcast.
CBS TO DEBUT ?EYEVISION? FOR SUPER BOWL
130 million viewers will witness the debut of a new sport broadcast technology during the 2001 Super Bowl.
ESPN GETS INTERACTIVE IN TEST WITH NHL AND X GAMES
ESPN - in conjunction with several of its affiliates and advertisers and the National Hockey League - will conduct a single-screen interactive television test during NHL All-Star Saturday and the Winter X Games on February 3.
TURKISH LEAGUE ON HOLD AS TV ROW RUMBLES ON
Turkish soccer clubs have rejected a proposal from state television to help end a dispute over broadcast rights that has prevented the re-start of the Turkish first division programme.
COMCAST-SPECTACOR NAMES PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS VP
Peter Casey has been named as the new vice president of the minor league hockey team Philadelphia Phantoms, owned by Comcast-Spetacor in the US.
TURKISH SOCCER RIGHTS NEAR RESOLUTION
Turkish state television has offered to step in to resolve a dispute over soccer broadcast rights that has led to the suspension of all first division matches.
TICKETS MOVE FOR MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
The Malaysian Grand Prix has already sold 9,000 tickets for this year's race on the 18th of
GREEKS YEARN FOR TENDER
Greece is to launch a tender in early February for the construction of the Olympic village for the 2004 Games in Athens.
NETMED PLAN TO SELL AEK ATHENS STAKE
NetMed, the major shareholder in AEK Athens, says it has made a mistake investing in the Greek club and was planning to sell its stake.
PSN SIGNS UP PELE
Pan-american Sports Network (PSN), the 24 hour sports channel, has signed a multiyear partnership with soccer legend Pele.
INVESCO TARGETS DENVER NAMING RIGHTS
Invesco Funds Group has submitted a formal proposal to buy the naming rights for the new Denver Broncos stadium - the first viable bid on the $400 million project.
RIVERSHARKS IN THE SOUP WITH NAMING RIGHTS DEAL
Campbell Soup Company has secured the naming rights for the new home of minor league baseball team the Camden Riversharks.