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English Premier League and major club bosses are exploring ways to create their own subscription TV service, which could also include Scottish soccer.

Soccerex president Tony Martin has told delegates at the international conference in Dubai: "We have political mayhem at the very top of our game."

Canadian Formula One fans can now tune into Formula One radio commentary after its Team Radio Network signed a deal with the US Formula One Radio Network.

The Sanex WTA tour has criticised the organisers of Wimbledon for not awarding equal prize money for men and women at this year's championships.

The business and assets of the insolvent ITV Digital terrestrial platform were put up for sale yesterday after administrators were unable to secure financial backing to keep the service afloat.

Selling rights packages across a range of platforms is the key to survival in the new sports TV landscape, according to a number of leading industry experts on the first day of the SportBusiness 2002 conference in central London.

Sports news and information service SportsTicker has been contracted to supply sports news to the YES Network's broadcast and internet operations.

Stadium architects HOK Sport + Venue + Event is to support the second International Olympic Committee/International Union of Architects conference in Lausanne on June 8 & 9.

Sydney's financially beleaguered Stadium Australia, is hoping to secure between $19m-$27m (EUR21m-30m) in a naming rights deal.

The bubble is about to burst for the sports industry, according to the majority of our readers who voted in the sportbusiness.com poll.

FIFA general secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen has launched legal action against the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) for defamation of character.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is to host the 2003 World Cup on its own after the International Rugby Board (IRB) rejected New Zealand's bid to co-host the event with its Australasian neighbour.

O'Neill Moving Media (OMM) has installed 22 moving media perimeter advertising systems at Twickenham, home of English rugby union.

Honda has renewed its sponsorship of CART through the 2002 season.

Hopes for a Scottish-Irish bid for the 2008 European Championships were slim yesterday after the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland refused to amend a rule that bars football teams from its stadiums.

English county cricket club Surrey has signed a new sponsorship agreement for the 2002 season.