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FOX IN $650m BASEBALL DEAL
The Fox network has signed a major multi-million dollar deal to begin broadcasting Dominican Republic baseball games.
LEGAL VIEWS ON PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS VICTORY
A leading legal expert in London says the decision to rule in favour of the Premier League's en bloc sale of exclusive broadcast rights is 'out of line' with those made in Europe on the same collective selling issue.
NEW EXECUTIVES APPOINTED TO QUOKKA SPORTS TEAM
Nasdaq-listed Quokka Sports have announced the addition of four new members to its executive team.
USA BROADCASTING SIGN MULTI-YEAR ALLIANCE WITH DALLAS MAVERICKS
USA Broadcasting, the eighth largest television broadcast group in the US, has signed a broad, multi-year alliance with the Dallas Mavericks, the first local sports partnership for USAB Dallas Channel 49, set to launch this November.
TOTAL SPORTS ADD TO LIST OF NCAA CLIENTS
Total Sports, a provider of online coverage of college sports, has added
INDIAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP JOINS ASIAN PGA TOUR
The biggest event on the domestic golf tour, the Indian PGA Championship, has now become a specially sanctioned event of the Asian PGA tour, officials said on Tuesday.
RFU FAILS TO FIND SPONSOR
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has confirmed to sportbusiness.com that it has failed to secure a title sponsor for its domestic cup competitions for the new season which starts on Sunday.
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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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VENEVISION TO DISTRIBUTE TV RIGHTS TO 2002 WORLD CUP
Television distributor Venevision International has been chosen by satellite broadcaster DirecTV to sub-license the rights to the 2002 soccer World Cup in a number of Latin American nations.
ITV SECURES RUGBY WORLD CUP RIGHTS
UK terrestrial and pay-TV broadcaster ITV has secured the rights to the next two Rugby World Cups in a six-year deal with the International Rugby Board (IRB).
BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP GETS GO-AHEAD
The Brazilian championship, which has been in doubt due to a judicial battle, has been given the green light, just a week before its scheduled start.
TOUR DE FRANCE BOOSTS BRITISH EUROSPORT RATINGS
British Eurosport?s coverage of cycling?s Tour de France race helped the satellite channel attract an average audience of 69,000 on Sunday.
NASCAR RATINGS CONTINUE TO IMPRESS
The NASCAR Winston Cup series has continued to record impressive television ratings with the latest race at the new Chicagoland Speedway attracting an audience of 21 million.