Events
GG-MEDIA PICKS UP 10 UK RACECOURSES
GG-Media, the consortium bidding for media rights to UK horseracing, has agreed terms with ten courses for payments worth #25 million ($US35.5m) over five years.
CROZIER UNDER PRESSURE AS WEMBLEY CRISIS WIDENS
FA chief executive Adam Crozier?s position has come under pressure over the weekend as the fallout from the Wembley stadium fiasco continues to spread.
GG MEDIA STEPS UP ITS COMPETITION WITH GO RACING
GG Media has stepped up its bid to broadcast horseracing in the UK in competition with the Go Racing consortium, by launching an advertising campaign.
DALLAS ONLINE BROADCAST AD DROPPED
An American radio station has dropped its online broadcasts of a local ice hockey team because of advertising concerns.
UEFA TV RULES CLEARED BY EU COMMISSION
The European Union's executive Commission has cleared new UEFA broadcasting rules allowing national soccer associations to block televised live soccer matches during key weekend fixture periods.
HAMBURG NOT UP TO THE JOB SAYS ATP CHIEF MILES
ATP Tour chief Mark Miles has said the German city of Hamburg could not host one of the top events for men and women which are to be introduced next year.
BLATTER CONFIRMS AFRICA TO HOST 2010 WORLD CUP
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has declared the 2010 World Cup finals will be staged in Africa, ending any lingering doubts about the location of the tournament.
ENIC AIMS TO SATISFY UEFA CONCERNS
ENIC, the London stock market-listed sports and leisure company, is looking to transfer its market listing from the main market to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) so that it can comply with UEFA rules on dual ownership of clubs.
NASCAR SWITCHED FROM TBS TO TNT
NASCAR broadcast coverage will switch from TBS to TNT as part of Turner Sports new marketing strategy, according to news agency reports.
MCG BIDS FOR SOCCEROOS DECIDER
Australia's Victorian Major Events is reported to have offered a $1.2 million (US$600,000) "sweetener" to ensure that if Australia's soccer team makes it to the final phase of the World Cup qualifying campaign, the decisive match will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
SETANTA.COM SIGNS $1.45M MOBILE CONTENT DEAL
Setanta.com, the Irish sports content provider, has signed two contracts worth #1million ($1.45m) with mobile phone companies in Norway.
PLANS FOR REBEL SNOOKER TOUR SCRAPPED
The Sportsmasters Network has announced that they are no longer intending to proceed with their plans for a breakaway world tour later this year.
GILLETTE SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH EUROSPORT
Eurosport has signed a new two-year deal with Gillette for an extensive package of football broadcast sponsorship on the pan-European channel.
SPORTS FACE CHAOS OVER DISEASE SCARE
A number of leading UK sports events could be axed amid fears over the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.
INDIAN CRICKET SPONSOR SEEKS REPLACEMENT
ITC Ltd , India's largest cigarette maker, has invited proposals to take over its sponsorship of the nation's cricket team following a government move to discourage tobacco advertising.
CARLTON AND UNITED BREWERIES NEW AFL SPONSOR
The Australian Football League has confirmed that Carlton & United Breweries would replace Coca-Cola as the AFL's naming rights sponsor from this year in a four-year deal, as reported by sportbusiness.com last week.
ARIZONA CARDINALS TO GET NEW STADIUM
The Arizona Cardinals, the only National Football League franchise to play permanently in a college stadium, learned on Tuesday that the team will not have to move very far for its new $335 million facility.
SEVEN BILLION TUNE INTO EURO 2000
The EURO 2000 football championships were watched by a cumulative audience of seven billion people, a new survey reveals.