Events
Dentsu scores with UEFA deal
UEFA has signed a major marketing deal with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu.
IAAF set date for naming of 2005 host
The venue for the 2005 World Athletics Championship will be unveiled on 14 April by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Nairobi.
World Cup brings in the ads
This summer's FIFA World Cup tournament could be the catalyst for a revival in the fortunes of the broadcast industry with estimates suggesting a surge in television advertising revenues for May and June.
Kirch files for insolvency
TV rights to the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups have been moved to KirchSport after KirchMedia filed for insolvency this morning.
SPL TV faces last minute hitch
A row is brewing within Scottish soccer amid claims the two biggest clubs in the Scottish Premier League - Celtic and Rangers - could be about to scupper plans the League had to set up its own TV channel.
PDC to go live in US
The Professional Darts Corporation's first-ever live televised event in the United States will be broadcast later this year via Sky Sports.
Leicester signs naming rights deal
Premiership soccer club Leicester City has signed a stadium naming rights deal with snack food giant Walkers, which will see the new arena called The Walkers Bowl.
Share slump hits UK soccer
Shares in a number of lower league English soccer clubs have slumped in the wake of ITV Digital's decision to call in the administrators.
NFL loses scheduling battle
The National Football League (NFL) releases its schedule for the upcoming season today having failed to agree on more flexible programming for its flagship Monday Night Football show.
MLBI promotes Japanese stars
MLB International and its business partners in Japan will highlight MLB's Japanese-born players on television and with promotional activities in Japan to mark the opening week of the 2002 season.
PVI completes SciDel acquisition
Nasdaq-listed virtual imaging company Princeton Video Image has closed its acquisition of the assets of the Israel-based SciDel Technologies.
Football League ‘greedy’
The Football League and the clubs it represents seem to believe they have a God given right to TV revenues, says Joe Cogan, executive editor of internet sports content publisher Sportev.
Boss hits out at wage bill
Bundesliga players are overpaid and salaries will have to fall by up to a fifth, Bayer Leverkusen manager Reiner Calmund has said.
Cablevision’s YES proposal
Cablevision Systems Corp has made its own pitch to solve a six-month dispute over the fees being asked to carry Yankees baseball games, but fans would have to pay a premium price set by the cable network that is controlled by the team's owners.
Oxygen Media cuts sports output
US internet and cable TV company Oxygen Media, which was set up in 1998 to target the women's market, is to cut 20 jobs and reduce its sports programming.
Nationwide signs with FA
Building society Nationwide has renewed its sponsorship with the English Football Association - signing up to become the latest member of the FA's elite new partner programme.
Frank Warren sells boxing stake
UK sports investment firm Online Sports & Leisure plc has agreed to buy a 22 percent stake in Sports Network - the boxing promotion and management business of Frank Warren - for an initial £2.8million ($4m/EUR4.5m) payment.
ARU chief flies in for further World Cup talks
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) managing director John O'Neill has flown back to Britain for another meeting with World Cup officials to further discuss the ongoing issue of joint hosting the event with New Zealand.