Events
NHL EXEC JOINS UNIVISION AS PRESIDENT OF SPORTS DIVISION
US Spanish-language television broadcast company, Univision Communications Inc., have announced that Stephen J. Solomon, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the National Hockey League, will join Univision as president of its sports division.
REDSKINS TO NAME BALDACCI PRESIDENT
The Washington Redskins plan to name Steve Baldacci their team president within the next several days, according to a report in the Washington Post.
QUARTERBACKS SET FOR INVESTMENT WINDFALL
Past and present National Football League quarterbacks are looking to score big with an investment in a company that produces television-style programming for the Internet.
OLYMPICS CHIEF APOLOGISES FOR TICKET FIASCO
Sydney's Olympic Games chief has apologised to Australians for a misleading public ticket ballot and promised to refund thousands of fans who had ended up with third-choice tickets.
CBS LOSE OUT ON LANDMARK NASCAR DEAL
NASCAR has reached television deals with NBC, Turner Sports and Fox television networks beginning in the 2001 season.
E*TRADE SPONSOR SUPER BOWL SHOW
E*TRADE Group, a global leader in electronic personal financial services, has signed an agreement with the NFL to sponsor the Super Bowl XXXIV Half-time Show.
BSKYB AND KIRCH AGREE DEAL
British Sky Broadcasting, 40% owned by News Corporation, has agreed to pay $1.5 billion for a 24% stake in KirchPayTV, the German pay-TV operator.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX SIGNS INTERNET PARTNER
Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox and Internet venture Ignite Sports Media have agreed a multi-year Internet media rights licensing contract.
MARCONI NAMED NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF CLEVELAND’S CART GP
IMG Motorsports and Marconi have agreed that Marconi Systems will become title sponsor of Cleveland's CART racing event.
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS CONSIDER PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS
Several private equity firms are looking into the possibility of competing for Premier League broadcast rights, according to the UK's Sunday Business newspaper.
NTL AND EUROSPORT JOIN PREMIER LEAGUE BIDDERS
NTL, the $14.4bn cable and communications company, is lining up a #1bn bid for exclusive Premier League football rights, according to the UK's Sunday Business newspaper.
MURDOCH MEETS OPPOSITION TO CL RIGHTS TRANSFER
A leading German politician has spoken out against Rupert Murdoch's plans to buy outright and then close down the Munich-based analogue channel tm3, which currently holds the broadcast rights to Champions League football.
SOCCER STADIUM’S 4-1 OLYMPIC DEFEAT
The South Australian Parliament's Public Works Committee, in a four to one decision, have claimed not enough evidence exists to support spending $A18.5 million on stage two of the Hindmarsh Stadium upgrade.
HUNGARORING EXPECTED TO POST LOSSES
The Formula-1 race organiser Hungaroring Sport(HS)Rt expects to post a loss because domestic broadcaster MTV cannot pay the rights fees, according to chairman Janos Bereny.
NEWMARKET UNVEILS GRANDSTAND SCHEME
Newmarket, headquarters of British flat racing, on Monday unveiled plans for a new stand, the most expensive project at a British racecourse.
PRINCETON VIDEO IMAGE SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH CARDINALS FOR PRESEASONS
Princeton Video Image, Inc. the leader in electronic imaging, has announced the signing of an agreement with the Arizona Cardinals to use Princeton Video's proprietary L-VIS(TM) system during the 1998 NFL preseason.
WORLD CUP ADDS TO BANGLADESH POWER WORRY
Bangladesh has brought in Russian experts to repair disabled power plants after soccer fans threatened violence if the electricity fails during World Cup matches.
CAMPBELL QUITS NIKE FOR MARQUEE GROUP
Ian Campbell, former President of Nike Sports Entertainment has joined Bob Gutkowski?s Marquee group and will launch Marquee Australia.