Events
?SUBWAY SERIES? FAILS TO BUCK RATINGS DECLINE
New Yorkers tuned in to the ?Subway Series? in their millions - generating 25 percent higher ratings in the nation's biggest market than last year- but the Yankees 4-1 defeat of the Mets has not pulled in viewers from other large cities.
FIRST GOAL ZAPPED LIVE TO MOBILE
Worldzap has made sporting and media history with the first ever goal to be delivered as a live video clip to a mobile phone.
U>DIRECT CLAIMS BROADCAST SUCCESS FOR PPV MATCH
U>DIRECT, the UK-based independent pay-per-view broadcaster, has hailed last night?s coverage of the Finland versus England soccer World Cup qualifier as a ?very successful evening?.
SYDNEY STADIA GO HEAD TO HEAD
Sydney?s two major stadia, the Stadium Australia Group's Stadium Australia and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust's Sydney Football Stadium, have become keen commercial rivals.
NFL SIGNS WITH ONLINE AUCTION HOUSE
Online auction site eBay Inc is to form an alliance with the National Football League to sell pro-football merchandise, memorabilia and "fantasy experiences" to raise money for charity.
FOX LAUNCHES MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BID
Fox has offered Major League Baseball about $2.5 billion in a bid to land the sport's entire post-season package from 2001-06.
RATINGS REVEAL DISAPPOINTING OLYMPIC FIGURES
Ratings for NBC?s coverage of the Olympics are down on all three previous Games.
JAGUAR MARKETS US F1 GRAND PRIX
Formula One racing will return to the United States after an absence of almost 10 years on September 24 ? and leading teams are already courting the US media to publicise the event.
DATATOPS AND NETRESULT TO MONITOR OLYMPIC VIDEO BAN
The International Olympic Committee have chosen two companies to support its ban of almost all video of sporting events at the Sydney Games from appearing on the internet - backing the wishes of the majority of its broadcasting customers.
INMOTION GETS ON ITS BIKE FOR WORLD CUP FINALS
InMotion Technologies is to create a website for the TISSOT-UCI Mountain Bike 2000 World Cup Finals in Leysin and Lausanne.
GLOBAL INTERNET TV CHANNEL TO LAUNCH THIS AUTUMN.
A new 24-hour free-to-view Internet television channel will launch later this year.
SYDNEY ORGANISERS AND IOC CLASH OVER DELAYING EVENTS
Sydney Games organisers and Olympic officials have clashed over whether events should be delayed if transport problems stopped spectators reaching their seats on time.
CART APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
Championship Auto Racing Teams has named the former chairman and chief executive officer of Cummins Engine Company to CART?s board of directors.
TICKETMASTER SIGNS WITH NBA’S CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Ticketmaster has signed a multi-year ticketing agreement with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
EU OLYMPIC NEWS THREAT ? ISSUE FOR IOC SAYS TRADE MINISTER
Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile has dismissed European Union warnings over curbs on foreign television access to the Sydney Olympics, saying it was a matter for the International Olympic Committee.
PAYFORVIEW.COM SECURES SOCCER INTERNET RIGHTS
PayForView.com, integrated on-line and off-line entertainment company, has acquired the internet broadcast rights to two international soccer games: The USA woman's championship team versus. Norway on July 30th and the Benfica versus Liverpool game on August 5th.
KOREANS EXPECT MLB BROADCAST RIGHTS HIKE
Korean broadcasters can expect to pay twice the current rate for broadcast rights to Major League baseball games when the present deal expires this season.
SFX ENTERTAINMENT JOINS FORCES WITH NBA?S MINOR LEAGUE
The National Basketball Development League, the NBA?s newly announced minor league, and SFX Entertainment have formed a joint alliance to bring professional basketball and live entertainment to mid-size American cities.