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WORLD CUP SKATEBOARDING APPOINTS SPORTSWORLD MEDIA AS COMMERCIAL AGENTS
World Cup Skateboarding (WCS), the world skateboarding sanctioning body and tour organiser, has appointed action-sport marketing agency IMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sportsworld Media Group plc to manage its commercial interests globally.
BBC TV TO BROADCAST ROCKINGHAM 500 CHAMP CAR RACE
The BBC will broadcast highlights of CART?s first race on UK soil later this month.
SPORTBUSINESS IN BRISBANE: TNT COMMIT TO BUMPER GOODWILL COVERAGE DESPITE TIME DELAY
Turner Network Television will still broadcast a significant amount of live Goodwill Games action in the US despite an unfavourable time difference to Australia.
PSN TO BROADCAST US OPEN IN LATIN AMERICA
Pan-american Sports Network (PSN), the pay television sports network in Latin America will offer complete coverage of the US Open tennis from August 27 to September 9.
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LEEDS TO SELL NAMING RIGHTS `TO HIGHEST BIDDER?
The finance director of English Premier League soccer club Leeds United has confirmed to sportbusiness.com that the club will sell the naming rights to its new #60million ($87m/?95m) stadium.
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DISH NETWORK OFFERS ESPN GAMEPLAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
DISH Network, the U.S. direct broadcast satellite television entertainment company, is to offer the ESPN GamePlan college football package to customers on DISH On Demand.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN TO INCLUDE WHEELCHAIR TOURNAMENT
The 2002 Australian Open will be the first Grand Slam to offer spectators the chance to see wheelchair tennis players in tournament action, Tennis Australia (TA) president Geoff Pollard said on Monday.
MARINER HOME GAMES TO BE ON INTERNET IN JAPANESE
Seattle Mariners will have their home games broadcast in Japanese live on the internet from today.
SPORTS RESOURCE TO BUY IEC IN SPORTS
Sports Resource Group plc is to acquire Sweden-based IEC in Sports International Events and Communications AB for an initial consideration of up to #17.5million ($25.04m/?28.44m).
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.
TIGER WOODS SIGNS DEAL WITH ABC, ESPN
The Walt Disney Co.'s ABC and ESPN units have confirmed that Tiger Woods will appear in several special events for the two television networks over the next five years, in a widely expected deal.
CHURCHILL DOWNS REPORTS 2Q REVENUE INCREASE
Nasdaq-listed US racecourse and wagering operation Churchill Downs Inc has recorded revenues of $163.3million (?185m) for the second quarter, an increase of 24.0 percent, compared with $132.2m (?150m) for the same period last year.
WWF TO SUE OVER ILLEGAL PPV DISTRIBUTION
The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) has filed a lawsuit against Canadian businesses that it claims are illegally distributing pay-per-view telecasts of WWF events.
FIH LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
Hockey?s governing body, the Federation Internationale de Hockey, has launched its new website.
LIGHTS TURNED OUT ON BRAZILIAN SOCCER
Television scheduling for coverage of Brazil?s domestic soccer leagues has been thrown into chaos following the national government?s announcement that no matches in certain regions of the country could be played after 6pm due to an electricity shortage crisis.
NICKLAUS: `SENIOR TOUR WILL BOUNCE BACK?
Attendances are down and television ratings have sagged, but Jack Nicklaus believes the US Senior Tour will bounce back.
BBC SET TO WIN RUGBY UNION RIGHTS
The BBC could this week win a battle with UK-based pay-TV group BSkyB for the rights to broadcast English international and domestic rugby union matches.
ISMM LACKED UNDERSTANDING – ANALYSTS
Swiss marketing company ISMM, which went officially bankrupt on Thursday, lacked a deep enough understanding of its sporting contracts which ultimately led to its downfall, according to broadcast and media analysts.