Events

UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC is to show live coverage of Michael Jordan's return to the NBA on October 30 - the first time it has ever carried NBA content.

The Yankees Entertainment & Sports (YES) network, due to launch next March, has appointed Marc Rosenweig to the position of senior vice president for programming.

Athletics’ world governing body the IAAF is implementing a range of measures in a boost to spark new interest in its Golden League competition.

Manchester United is set to appoint Roy Gardner, chief executive of Centrica, the gas and homes services company, as chairman of the club in the next few weeks.

The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) has signed UPMC Sports Medicine and Cricket Comfortable Wireless as major corporate sponsors.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board, meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week, has approved the use of independent match venues for international cricket.

TV Broadcaster Fox Sports Net North (FSN North) has renewed its distribution deal in Wisconsin with Time Warner Cable, the state’s largest cable provider with nearly 600,000 subscribers.

Brazilian TV company Bandeirantes is to end its three-year relationship with sports marketing company Traffic at the end of the year.

US-based advertising media company New Millennium Media International has signed a 12-month contract with the Tampa Bay Arena to supply a mobile LED unit for the arena’s sports events and to install six rotating displays at the Ice Palace.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) has signed a series of agreements that will deliver more than 2,200 hours of its programming across three continents.

UK broadcaster ITV has been warned that its soccer highlights show The Premiership must improve ratings by mid-November if it is to remain at the heart of peak time viewing.

UK broadcaster the BBC has signed a new two-year production deal with independent UK production company TWI for the world’s leading snooker tournaments.

US-based sports network Rivals.com has announced the completion of its online tools to allow newspapers, magazines and other online media outlets to private-label or co-brand Rivals sports content and team coverage on its individual sites.

G-14, the European football clubs grouping, has enlisted the services of Media Content Sports Media Advisors, who will advise on media, marketing and commercial strategy issues.

Australian TV broadcaster, Ten Network is counting on its rights to broadcast the Australian Football League (AFL) to pick up the bottom line after the group reported a 70 percent decline in annual net profit in the 12 months to August 31.

UK satellite broadcaster Sky Sports has signed a licensing deal with interactive technology company Two Way TV for the launch of Sky Play, a new play-along interactive sports programme.