Media
SQUASH SIGNS $10m SPONSORSHIP DEAL
The Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) has entered into an eight-year deal with Fablon Investments which is worth more than $10m to the women's game.
CATHY FREEMAN BEING SUED BY EX-FIANCE
Australian Olympic champion Cathy Freeman is being sued by her ex-fiance for breach of contract after sacking him as her manager before the Sydney Olympics, the Australian media has reported.
SPORTS THE MAIN INTERNET ATTRACTION FOR 18-34 DEMOGRAPHIC
Internet-wired young men in the US now spend as much time online as they do watching television, while accessing sports information is the most popular reason young men use the internet, according to a new study.
LADBROKES LAUNCHES ONLINE CASINO
Ladbrokes, the betting and gaming division of Hilton Group plc, today launched an online casino, at the same time calling for an extension of UK gaming laws to protect internet customers.
ASHURSTS BRING SUCCESSFUL JUDICIAL REVIEW AGAINST ITC
Ashursts, acting on behalf of TVDanmark, recently brought judicial review proceedings in the Court of Appeal against the Independent Television Commission (ITC).
#400M FOR BRITISH HORSERACING RIGHTS.
Carlton Communications, the UK media company, has made a #400m ($582m) bid for the broadcasting rights to British horseracing, according to UK press reports.
NEW JERSEY MOVES TO BAR TWO TOP PROMOTERS
New Jersey's attorney-general has pressed state sports authorities to revoke the licenses of two prominent boxing promoters after they admitted paying officials to boost fighters' rankings.
WWF SIGNS NEW DISTRIBUTION DEALS
The World Wrestling Federation Entertainment has signed new television distribution deals in Russia and Bulgaria.
LABOUR DISPUTE NO THREAT TO BASEBALL TV CASH
If there's a strike or lockout that causes Major League Baseball?s new broadcast partners Fox to lose games in 2002, baseball owners are still guaranteed their money from the recently signed $2.5 billion, six-year deal.
FORMER NIKE EXECUTIVES TO RUN PRO BOWLING LEAGUE
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), recently snapped up by a trio of high-tech moguls, announced on Tuesday that it has tapped two former top Nike marketing executives to run the 42-year old league.
EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL TO LAUNCH ON UK DIGITAL
Extreme Sports Channel, the first ever 24 hour extreme sports content channel, is to launch in the UK, available free of charge to digital satellite TV subscribers.
RATINGS REVEAL DISAPPOINTING OLYMPIC FIGURES
Ratings for NBC?s coverage of the Olympics are down on all three previous Games.
ATHENS ORGANISERS BLAST SALARY CLAIMS
Beleaguered Athens 2004 Olympics organisers have rejected accusations of overspending from politicians and the media and denied that they were paid exorbitant salaries.
ESPN STAR SPORTS NAMES NEW INTEGRATED SALES VP
ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has promoted Vib Sharma to senior vice president, advertising and integrated sales.
VIRTUAL ENHANCEMENT AS EPSIS SIGNS WITH CANAL+
Virtual imaging specialist EPSIS Graphics has been selected by French pay-TV Canal+ to provide tactical information and a better look for the broadcasts of French soccer first division matches.
TWI AND APTN LAUNCH INTERNET NEWS SERVICE
SNTV, the sports video news service jointly-owned by TWI and APTN, the television arm of the Associated Press, has launched SNTVi aimed exclusively at internet -based operators.
HYUNDAI IN GOLF SPONSORSHIP FIRST
Hyundai Motor America has made its first foray into professional golf sponsorship by signing as title sponsors of Hyundai Team Matches, formerly known as the Diners Club Matches.
AEVC SIGNS JOCKEY CLUB DEAL
American Environmental Corporation (AEVC) has completed a contract with the Jockey Club de Pernambuco RS in Brazil for the exclusive operation of simulcast transmission of international sports/racing events.