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BBC sign up Freeman and Johnson
UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has signed up 400m stars Cathy Freeman and Michael Johnson as part of its commentary team for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, to be held in Edmonton, Canada through August 3-12.
Haffa resigns as CEO of EMTV
Cash-strapped German media giant EMTV has announced that its chief executive Thomas Haffa is to resign from the company he created in 1989.
Talksport signs beer deal
talkSPORT, the UK national radio station, has signed a £1m ($1.4m) deal with the brewer Scottish Courage, the maker of John Smith beer.
Activists put pressure on Chinese Olympic bid
Human rights groups, backed by China's best-known exiled dissident and Tibetan activists, have launched a campaign against awarding the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to China.
PSN to broadcast Latin American Soccer Cup Competitions
Latin American pay-TV sports network PSN is to broadcast more than 100 matches from two of the region’s soccer tournaments – the Copa Mercosur and the Copa Merconorte.
Go Racing takes on Channel 4 marketing man
Go Racing, the consortium group which has acquired the media rights to UK horse racing, has hired a marketing adviser from broadcaster Channel 4.
FOX sheds part of MLB coverage in Disney deal
As part of the $5.3billion (B
New competition for Golfing Legends
A new golf tournament for the ‘golden oldies’ of the sport will commence on November 16-18 at The Ocean Coaurs in Kiawah Island, South Carolina with each member of the winning team receiving $150,000 (B
Fox threatens to pull Time Warner baseball coverage
US broadcaster, Fox Sports Net has threatened to pull its coverage of some Major League Baseball games from Time Warner cable subscribers in Los Angeles over a long-running dispute on increases in surcharge rates.
Digital sport completes soccer agency purchase
Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed Digital Sport, the online sports content provider, has completed the acquisition of UK-based sports agency, Icon Management Solutions (IMS) and its subsidiaries for £100,000 in cash and Digital Sports shares worth £400,000.
WWF venture with MTV set to hit the screens
The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) has created a reality-based television programme in association with MTV that will debut on the music network on June 21.
Churchill downs reports 2Q revenue increase
Nasdaq-listed US racecourse and wagering operation Churchill Downs Inc has recorded revenues of $163.3million (B
Commonwealth Games counts on success
Organisers of next year's Commonwealth Games in Manchester admit its success or failure could determine Britain's fate in bidding to stage global sporting events in the future.
Japan expects nearly half a million World Cup visitors
An estimated 425,000 people are expected to travel to Japan for next year's World Cup, Japanese government officials were quoted as saying on Wednesday.
ITV Sport ‘will break even by 2003/4’
ITV Sport, the new UK subscription-only sports channel to be launched by Granada and Carlton on August 11, will break even by 2003/4, according to Granada’s finance director Henry Staunton.
TNT boosted by Nascar ratings
TNT boosted by Nascar ratings
Lennox signs with King
Boxing promoter Don King said British boxer Lennox Lewis has signed a contract with him to challenge WBC and IBF world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman to a rematch.
MCC signs up SunSystems to manage revenue streams
The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) in Australia will use UK financial software house SunSystems to manage its revenue streams which total over £36 million ($100m).