Events
TWI agrees Sky cricket deal
TWI, the TV subsidiary of sports marketing giant IMG, has agreed a five-year deal with UK pay-TV network Sky Sports to produce the coverage of West Indies' international cricket.
Blatter extends term to 2007
Sepp Blatter will remain FIFA president until 2007 after a meeting of the soccer governing body's Extraordinary Congress agreed to extend his term by an extra year.
BSkyB swoops for Heineken Cup
UK pay-TV platform BSkyB has dramatically sealed an exclusive TV deal for the European Rugby Cup properties, including the Heineken Cup, after tabling a last minute bid for the rights package, sportbusiness.com can reveal.
WRC to take Channel 4 to court?
A scheduling feud between the World Rally Championships and UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 looks set to spill over into the courts.
Sportvision renews Fox Sports deal
Interactive sports marketing firm Sportvision has renewed an enhanced agreement with US broadcaster Fox Sports.
Super League final a sell-out
Rugby league in the UK is on a high with the Tetley's Super League Grand Final a sell-out for the first time in the event's history.
Bud teams up with Everton
Budweiser has signed a new sponsorship deal with English Premier League club Everton.
Octagon moves into Portugal
Octagon has announced the opening of a new office in Portugal, which will operate as part of its Spanish operations, Octagon Esedos.
Villa sells at a Premium
Premium TV says it has signed an ‘excellent deal’ after it was confirmed it had sold its stake in English soccer club Aston Villa.
Qatar sails to $63m deal
Gulf state Qatar has signed a $63m sponsorship for a new series of international sailing races.
Sportel success story
Organisers of last month’s SportelMonaco have hailed the event a ‘great success’.
White becomes Sportvision CTO
Interactive sports broadcast firm Sportvision has promoted industry veteran Marv White as its new chief technology officer.
ITV’s 26 million viewer bonanza
UK commercial free-to-air broadcaster ITV has claimed that its line-up of sports content over the last weekend pulled in over 26 million viewers to the network.
Arena Leisure signs new BAGS deal
UK racecourse operator Arena Leisure Plc has entered into a new contract with the Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS) to provide live broadcast of racing from its racecourses into licensed betting offices.
Activision’s Gravity deal
Video games publisher Activision has signed a sponsorship deal with the 2003 Gravity Games to tie-in with the latest edition of its hugely popular Tony Hawks skating titles.
Viasat renews US PGA Tour rights
Pan-regional broadcaster Viasat Sport has renewed its TV rights deal for coverage of the US PGA Tour.
EurodataTV signs US alliance
Mediametrie's television research subsidiary EurodataTV has entered into a strategic alliance with TVTracker.com to provide ratings information on US programming.
Sky buys Brazil v Jamaica rights
UK pay-TV network Sky Sports has acquired the exclusive live rights to this Sunday's soccer game between Brazil and Jamaica - to be played at the Walkers Bowl stadium in Leicester.