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DENVER BRONCOS UNVEIL BROADCAST INITIATIVES
National Football League (NFL) team the Denver Broncos has unveiled a raft of new broadcasting initiatives for its Invesco Field stadium, done in partnership with AT&T Broadband and ESPN.
TYSON BOUT POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER
Boxing fans will have to wait until October to see former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a boxing ring, despite a previous announcement this week stating that the renowned boxer would fight in September.
KIRCH TO OFFER CHEAPER SUBSCRIPTION FEES
Kirch, the owner of the television rights for Germany's premier soccer league, plans to offer a cheaper subscription rate to win more clients for its loss-making PremiereWorld pay-TV channel, a German magazine reported over the weekend.
AUSSIE SPORTS TO LOSE FREE-TO-AIR TV PROTECTION
Australian sports fans soon may have to pay to see Australia play cricket in countries other than Britain and a host of other events deemed too unpopular to deserve free-to-air television coverage.
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EA SPORTS IN NAMING RIGHTS DEAL WITH TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
Video game giant Electronic Arts has signed a three-year deal with Talladega Superspeedway, naming the famous NASCAR Winston Sup Series autumn race the EA SPORTS 500.
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AMP WINS TOP SPONSORSHIP AWARDS FOR OLYMPIC PROGRAMME
Insurance firm AMP has scooped two top sponsorship awards for its Sydney Olympic Games programme.
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TOM.COM BUYS CHINESE BASKETBALL RIGHTS
Tom.com, the media and advertising company controlled by Hong Kong businessman Li Ka-Shing, has won the broadcast and advertising rights to China?s national basketball league, adding to its portfolio of Chinese volleyball, table tennis, rowing and college soccer rights.
MEXICAN SOCCER TO APPEAR ON PSN
Spanish language pay-TV operator Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has announced that it has acquired the live rights to Mexican football for Latin America excluding Brazil.
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FRANK WARREN LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE VIDEO CHANNEL
Sports network Sportev has launched the world?s first online interactive boxing video channel just a few weeks after signing an exclusive agreement with boxing promoter Frank Warren.
USTA EXPANDS US OPEN DEAL WITH UNITED AIRLINES
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has expanded its US Open partnership with United Airlines until 2005.
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MAN UNITED SUBJECT OF BID RUMOURS, SAYS DKW
Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DKW) has distributed a research note claiming that Manchester United plc has been the subject of bid speculation.
`PRICE TOO HIGH? FOR THAI SOCCER RIGHTS
Thai soccer fans are concerned about the possible failure of talks over rights to broadcast the English Premier League's 2001-2002 season after free-to-air TV broadcasters and cable TV operator United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) all rejected an expensive license fee.
OSAKA HOPEFUL OF OLYMPIC BID RETHINK
Osaka is not ready to throw in the towel in the race to stage the 2008 summer Olympic Games, bid officials have said.
ECB EXTENDS TV CONTRACTS WITH CHANNEL 4 AND SKY SPORTS
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has agreed a three-year extension to its current television contracts with terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 and pay-TV channel Sky Sports.
SILVERSTONE SET FOR $60M REVAMP
British Grand Prix organisers plan a $60m (#42m) revamp of Silverstone to make it one of the world's best Formula One venues.
EXILES DEMONSTRATE OUTSIDE IOC BUILDING IN BEIJING ROW
Tibetan exiles demonstrated against Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games outside the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today before the release of a key evaluation report on the Chinese capital's plans.
WTA TV FIGURES ON THE RISE
Television ratings for women's tennis are continuing an upward trend, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has said.
BROADCASTERS TO HAVE NO SAY ON LOCATION OF NEXT SUPER 12 RUGBY TEAM
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said broadcasters would not have a say in where to base a fourth Super 12 team if a franchise gets approval this year.