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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.
Events

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.
Events

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.
Events

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.
Business

Major League Baseball?s Baltimore Orioles are set to sell the naming rights to their Oriole Park ballpark.
Events

The 2000 WNBA All-Star Game will reach viewers in 154 countries around the globe in 23 different languages via 37 telecasters, according to NBA sources.
Business

Revenues from sports-related web sites in the US are set to rocket in the next five years, according to a report by Screen Digest magazine.
Events

Major League Baseball team the Seattle Mariners are reported to have signed a $200m deal with Fox Sports Net.
Business

Support is growing for a proposed new #7million indoor training track to be built in Swansea, Wales.
Events

While millions of soccer fans settle down on Sunday to watch the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, some might be tempted to flip television channels to catch a glimpse of the American variety's championship game.
Business

BBC Sport has struck back following the morale-sapping loss of Premier League broadcast highlights to terrestrial rivals ITV.
Business

Bank One has been named the official bank for one of the Women's National Basketball Association's newest franchises - the Indiana Fever.
Events

Senior executives of UK sports video-on-demand company VNL Sports are describing a new deal with ESPN as a turning point for the company.
Events

The European Broadcasting Union has called for clear rules on the use of virtual advertising in televised sports events.
Business

The Boston Red Sox are examining plans to sell the naming rights to its new Fenway Park stadium.
Events

The 2000 Cuervo Wakeboard Pro Tour, which is taking place this summer in five venues across Europe, has secured a series of five TV programmes in the Meridian, Anglia and HTV regions.
Business

The British and Irish Lions Committee has appointed Octagon as its sponsorship, merchandising and licensing representatives for the Lions Tour to Australia in 2001.
Events

UK-based on-line sports content company Global Cyber Sports.com (GCSC) has reached an agreement with ITV?s Granada Television to place the banner of the GCSC Ferrari clothing e-commerce site on Granada?s Formula 1 site www.itv.f1.com.