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S-COMM MEASURES UP TO NEW INVESTMENT DEAL
Swedish sport sponsorship evaluation network S-Comm, has gained a British part-owner.
MAJOR US LEAGUES TO TACKLE INTERNET PIRACY
Legal issues relating to internet intellectual property rights and piracy were stressed at the 26th annual Sports Lawyers Association Conference in San Francisco.
RED SOX CONSIDER NAMING RIGHTS DEAL
The Boston Red Sox are examining plans to sell the naming rights to its new Fenway Park stadium.
RIVALS.COM SIGNS RADIO SWAP AGREEMENT
Sports website operator Rivals.com and the One-on-One Sports radio network have signed a marketing deal calling for the two to exchange content and advertising inventory.
INDONESIA WINS SOCCER TOURNAMENT BID
Indonesia have been awarded the right to hold the 2002 Tiger Cup by the Asian Football Federation four years after civil unrest forced the nation to relinquish hosting the event.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE ANTICIPATES INCREASED RIGHTS DEAL
While English football awaits the announcement of the winning bids for the Premier League?s broadcast rights, England?s lower divisions are also in negotiations over a new deal.
ORAD REPORTS FIRST QUARTER SALES BOOST
Virtual imaging company Orad Hi-Tech Systems recorded revenues up 128 per cent in the first quarter of 2000.
TF1 AND CANAL PLUS BUY INTO EUROSPORT
French commercial TV station TF1 and pay-TV channel Canal Plus have acquired stakes in sports channels Eurosport International and Eurosport France from Disney Corp cable TV sports network ESPN.
SPEEDMONSTER.COM SPONSORS AMERICAN POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION
SpeedMonster.com, a leading motor sports website, has signed as presenting sponsor of the American Powerboat Association (APBA) for the next three years.
TELECOM FIRM BIDS FOR DUTCH SOCCER BROADCAST RIGHTS
Dutch KPN Telecom NV has said it had bid to buy the broadcast rights of all Dutch first division soccer matches for five years in an effort to boost the content of its internet division.
INVESTIGATION AFTER NASCAR WALKWAY DISASTER
State inspectors on Sunday began investigating the collapse of a pedestrian walkway outside Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, that injured 97 people following a weekend NASCAR stock-car race.
BECKER SLAMS NEW MASTERS SERIES
Boris Becker has criticised the new format of men's professional tennis and said that the game is heading for a crisis.
OLYMPICS TO AIR ON TIME WARNER CABLE
Time Warner?s cable division has signed an agreement with NBC to carry the network's main feed as well as cable channels CNBC and MSNBC through 2008.
NBA PLAYOFF RATINGS SLIP
Ratings for the NBA playoffs on both broadcast and cable television remain down from a year ago, although favorable match-ups in the conference finals could help stop the bleeding.
BLATTER CAUTIOUS OVER UNITED KOREAN TEAM
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has urged caution over the possibility of a united Korean soccer team representing the divided peninsula at the finals of the Asian Cup in Lebanon later this year.
KIRCH DECIDES ON PRICE OF BUNDESLIGA PPV TICKET
The Kirch Group has decided on the price of its pay-per-view season tickets for the Bundesliga next season, reports the soccer industry newsletter, The Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin.
TYSON GETS VISA OK FROM UK GOVERNMENT
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who served a three-year jail term in the U.S. for rape, has been granted British immigration clearance to fight in Scotland next month.
WEMBLEY SALE STARTS WITH $30,000 PATCH OF GRASS
Ken Bates, chairman of Premier League Chelsea, kicked off the online auction of Wembley Stadium by buying a piece of the hallowed turf for #20,000 ($30,000).