Events
OSB signs five-year deal with Sky NZ
New Zealand television production firm On Site Broadcasting (OSB) has signed a five-year domestic contract to handle all satellite broadcaster BSkyB’s coverage of sporting events in the country.
ATP to broadcast matches over the Internet
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is looking to broadcast all of its tournaments over the internet.
Legendary test match venue in multi-million dollar naming rights deal
English cricket Test match venue the Fosters Oval is to be renamed the AMP Oval after a record-breaking sponsorship deal with Surrey Country Cricket Club.
Singapore’s sponsor struggle
Singapore is struggling to keep prestigious sporting events because sponsors say the island cannot give them a good return on their investment.
IOC presidential campaign: Rogge – Fit to be king?
Hurt by the biggest corruption scandal in its history as well as the perennial problem of drugs, it is no surprise that the Olympic movement appears keen to call on a clean-cut doctor to run its affairs.
Anti-Beijing bid protestors target Embassy
Pro-Tibetan rights activists have climbed onto a ledge above the entrance to the Chinese Embassy in Washington and unfurled a banner protesting against Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympics.
Intrade creates sport betting derivatives market
A new sport betting service based on derivative-style contracts will launch this week in the UK.
Clubs meet UEFA over Champions League reform
Eight of Europe’s top soccer clubs are meeting with European soccer’s ruling body UEFA today to discuss the reform of the Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
Rogge: German Olympic bid ‘has everything going for it’
Germany has a good chance of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, according to newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge.
Brooklyn Cyclones’ debut game wins TV deal
The Brooklyn Cyclones baseball team, the newly formed Class A affiliate of the New York Mets, will play its first ever game in front of television cameras following a joint rights deal struck with US broadcasters MetroChannels Sports and WNET Thirteen.
First and Ten Line licensed to college football networks
US broadcaster Jefferson Pilot Sports (JP Sports) has reached an agreement with Sportvision to include the sports media technology company’s 1st & Ten electronic first down marker in JP Sports’ syndicated football broadcasts.
SKY Sports wins live UEFA Cup rights
UK satellite broadcaster Sky Sports has secured the exclusive live rights to the UEFA Cup home ties involving English Premiership clubs Leeds United and Chelsea.
ESPN sells out of X Games sponsorship packages
ESPN has sold out of its sponsorship packages for the seventh annual X Games to be held in mid-August in Philadelphia.
Dundee clubs bid for 2008 European championships
Scottish soccer clubs Dundee and Dundee United have jointly submitted a multi-million pound bid to become a Euro 2008 venue should the tournament be awarded to Scotland.
U>direct abandons PPV Intertoto cup match
The image of pay-per-view (PPV) sports television was tarnished today just weeks before the English Premier League launches its PPV soccer matches after PPV film and sport service u>direct abandoned its plans to broadcast tomorrow’s Intertoto Cup semi-final between Newcastle United and Munich 1860.
Soccer stadium naming rights for sale
Any company can put its name to Spanish soccer club Real Madrid's famous stadium in exchange for Pts3billion ($15.4m), according to president Florentino Perez's latest plans.
U.S. masters in break with TV tradition
The U.S. Masters will break with tradition in 2002 by televising all 18 holes of the leaders' final round, officials announced on Thursday.
Horse racing TV deal decision imminent
The protracted negotiations between the UK horse racing’s governing body The British Horseracing Board (BHB), and Go Racing, the syndicate that hopes to broadcast the sport, will finally come to a close by 10:30 today after lengthy negotiations last night between the two parties.