Events
US WOMEN?S SOCCER FANS TURN UP BUT DON?T TUNE IN
The US women?s soccer league is heading into the end of season play-offs for its inaugural season having exceeded attendance expectations, but it has fallen short in the television ratings.
FOX SPORTS WORLD ESPANOL SIGNS UP MEXICAN BASEBALL
US broadcaster Fox Sports World Espanol will broadcast coverage of the Mexican Baseball League for the remainder of 2001 and the whole of the 2002 season.
FIDE MOVES TO LAUNCH GLOBAL ONLINE CHESS COMPETITION
The official World Internet Chess Championships have been launched by FIDE Commerce International (FCI) ? the exclusive holders of commercial rights to all FIDE world chess events.
NINE NETWORK SCOOPS TENNIS MASTERS CUP
Australia?s Nine Network will be the official broadcaster for the Tennis Masters Cup which will be held in Sydney from November 12-18 at the Sydney SuperDome.
HBO BOXES CLEVER WITH TOTAL SPORTS ASIA
HBO Enterprises has appointed Total Sports Asia (TSA) as its exclusive TV rights representative in Asia for boxing events.
NZ NETWORK ISSUES SPORTS BROADCAST CONTRACT
New Zealand pay television operator Sky Network Television Ltd has named private broadcaster TV3 as Sky's free-to-air broadcast partner for rugby union and cricket for the 2001/02 season.
TNT BOOSTED BY NASCAR RATINGS
Turner Network Television (TNT) has recorded the second highest NASCAR television ratings in basic cable history with its coverage of the New England 300 race.
FEAR OF CONTROVERSY MEANS DRUG GOES UNTESTED
The most commonly abused drug in sport, erythropoietin (EPO), is not being tested for at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka as officials try and isolate the sport from recent drugs controversies.
TIGER ROAR `NOT A FACTOR? AS PGA SIGNS BIG NEW US TV DEALS
US television executives have said that Tiger Woods' popularity was not a significant factor in their new deals with the PGA Tour.
ARGENTINA SOCCER RIGHTS THREAT
Cablevision and Multicanal have been ordered to transmit Sunday?s soccer international between Argentina and Columbia live on open television or lose their licenses.
EXCLUSIVE: FIBA IN TALKS WITH NEW MARKETING GIANT AFTER ISL COLLAPSE
Basketball?s governing body FIBA is believed to be locked in talks with sport marketing?s new super group after the collapse of ISL.
SPECULATION GROWS ON KIRCH FLOTATION OPTION
Speculation is growing that media giant Kirch is planning to go public following the appointment of an American investment banker as the group?s new chief financial officer.
BBC SQUARES UP TO ITV OVER SPORT CHANNEL LAUNCH DATES
The BBC is set to launch a new digital sport channel within a month of this summer?s debut of the ITV Sport Channel according to sources close to the corporation, heating up the rivalry over sports rights between the two broadcasters.
ENGLISH CRICKET BOARD SET FOR ROW OVER SALE OF INTERNET AND WIRELESS RIGHTS
A row between the England Cricket Board (ECB) and the First Class Forum (FCF), one of its constituent bodies, over the sale of online and wireless rights for up to #100 million ($142m) for the next 10 years is expected to resurface at Lord?s cricket ground this afternoon.
SALTLAKECITY.COM SUFFERS FURTHER SETBACK
US internet company Logictier, which designs and manages internet web sites, has pulled out of its web hosting deal for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
RAMADAN EXPLAINS AS QUOKKA FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
Nasdaq-listed Quokka Sports, the company at the forefront of developments in online sports content, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States in preparation for an asset fire-sale.
FIFA OFFERS NORTH KOREA HOSTING HOPE
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that there is still a possibility that North Korea may be able to host some 2002 World Cup matches.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: SPORTS SECTOR GROWTH TO CONTINUE, SAYS BOON
A leading sports industry advisor has told SportBusiness 2001 delegates that the sports sector success story is set to continue - despite the drop-off in advertising spend and threat of recession.