Events
TalkSPORT parent appointment
Calum Macaulay has been appointed business development director at The Wireless Group - owners of UK national commercial sport radio station talkSPORT.
TV tunes in to Cricket World Cup
The global TV coverage of the Cricket World Cup has been boosted after News Corp. owned rights holders Global Cricket Corporation (GCC) signed new deals in India and the Americas.
PGA Tour renews Canadian TV deals
The US PGA Tour has renewed its television rights deals in Canada for another four years.
United seek academy agency
English Premier League soccer club Newcastle United is looking to appoint an agency to help market its new training and academy complex.
Serie A returns to UK
Italian Serie A soccer is to return to UK screens after British Eurosport clinched a new broadcast deal.
ESPN HD gets launch date
ESPN has announced that its new high definition TV network, ESPN HD, will launch on March 30 of this year.
Dudley is new Octagon CEO
Octagon Worldwide has confirmed it has appointed Rick Dudley as its new president and chief executive officer.
It’s still Lord of the Rings
The power of the Olympic Games brand is beating off the commercial threat posed by the global economic slump, the IOC's top marketing official has told sportbusiness.com.
NBA strikes German TV deals
The NBA has struck new TV rights contracts with a total of seven broadcasters in Germany.
Kia renews ESPN deal
ESPN has renewed its deal with Kia Motors to continue for a second year as presenting sponsor of its coverage in Latin America of the upcoming Australian Open.
Mets extend training deal
Major League Baseball's New York Mets have signed an extension deal keeping them at their spring training home for a further 15 years.
World Indoors on the Fast Track
Sports marketing agency Fast Track has announced that it has secured a number of commercial partners for this year's 9th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships.
Taxman goes after NRL
The Australian Taxation Office has informed the National Rugby League (NRL) that it intends to audit every player from the past five years amid suspicion of illegalities.
Tour de France in Canada?
The Canadian city of Quebec is to approach the organisers of the Tour de France with regard to hosting the first three stages of the renowned cycling race in 2008.
JMW wins Olympic ceremonies contract
Event co-ordinator Jack Morton Worldwide has been appointed as producers of the Opening and Closing ceremonies for the 2004 Olympics to be held in Athens.
Bud backs Super Bowl
Beer brand Budweiser is to sponsor the UK terrestrial broadcast coverage of the Super Bowl on Five.
Tennis Channel adds more rights
The Tennis Channel, due to launch on US pay-TV platforms this year, has snapped up the rights to broadcast the European tournaments of the Tennis Masters Series.
Six set for World Cup race
FIFA has confirmed it has received six official bids from African nations for the 2010 World Cup.