Media

Online media content producer Broadband Sports saw its consolidated online traffic surge to an all-time high of nearly two million unique visitors in September 2000.

IAAF president Lamine Diack has revealed the extent of athletics? growth as a television property - and announced the dates of the major events of the international athletics calendar 2001.

Manchester's #22m Aquatics Centre, host for the water sports at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, has put the finishing touches to its interior fittings.

The English Premier League is to hold meetings with its 20 clubs to discuss the way forward after cable company NTL dramatically pulled out of a $158m-a-year pay-per-view package.

Gambling regulators in Nevada, USA, are proposing a $550 betting limit on college sport in an effort to avoid federal legislation that could make the wagering illegal.

Sports-finance experts have estimated that the 53 per cent stake in the Boston Red Sox, currently owned by the Yawkey Trust, could be worth as much as $300 million.

Sportal, the UK-based internet sports provider, has become the first purely dot.com company to join BIPA, the British Internet Publishers Alliance.

The IOC?s decision to ban any Olympic Games broadcast on the internet has been blasted by some of the world?s biggest online news services.

International Sports Wagering Inc (ISWI), the US-based online gambling software firm, has retained Hayden Communications to heighten awareness of the company in the professional investment and media communities.

Fox Sports has struck a $2.5 billion, six-year deal with Major League Baseball that extends its contract to air regular-season games on the Fox network and its cable channels through 2006 and grants it rights to all playoff and World Series games starting next season.

Host Broadcast Services (HBS), the host broadcaster for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan, is to hold the first World Broadcaster Meeting April 24/25 2001 for broadcasters involved in the 2002 finals.

Disappointing viewing figures for NBC?s Olympic broadcasts have been dramatically offset by page views on the internet.

The people of East Timor will get to see the Olympics after all thanks to the help of an Australian broadcaster.

SINA.com, an online media and services company for Chinese communities worldwide, has launched China's official Olympics web site, http://aoyun.sina.com.cn.

AC Milan and Lazio want restrictions on foreign players in Italian soccer lifted with Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani even threatening court action to end the current regulations.

France, currently president of the European Union, is pressing for sports "specificity" to be recognised by the European Commission after EU plans to scrap transfer rules sparked consternation in soccer.