Media
NEXT WORLD CUP NOT JUST TO BE ON PAY TV
The consortium that holds exclusive broadcasting rights to the 2002 and 2006 World Cup soccer tournaments will allow the events to be shown on non-subscription television stations, according to an official of consortium member ISL.
MEDIA PARTNERS "ENCOURAGED" BY EU REACTION
Media Partners head Rodolfo Hecht has said he was encouraged by the willingness of the EU to consider the merits of his Super League proposal.
EU’S VAN MIERT VOWS CLOSE LOOK AT SUPER LEAGUE PLANS
European Union competition chief Karel Van Miert has said he would take a close look at whether plans for a breakaway European Super League complied with EU law.
EU AND ITALIAN LEAGUE CONSIDER SUPER LEAGUE OPTIONS
The Italian Soccer League has said it will call a "time out" before discussing a project backed by Media Partners and JP Morgan to create a pan-European Super League.
ECCLESTONE CONFIRMS SUPERLEAGUE INTEREST
F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone has denied he plans to bid for Manchester United - but confirmed his involvement in a European Super League.
MEDIA PARTNERS SOFTENS STANCE WITH UEFA
Media Partners, the company behind the planned European Super League is looking to build bridges with UEFA according to reports in The Mail On Sunday.
SKYDOME HIT BY FALLING GATES
Local media reports say Toronto's SkyDome Corp. faces a "significant cash shortage."
DIGITAL TELEVISION SCRAP IS ON THE CARDS
The future of digital television in Italy is shaping up into a scrap over soccer as Telecom Italia strives to hammer out a deal by Friday and global media baron Rupert Murdoch considers whether to join in.
SECOND TIER ENGLISH CLUBS TO TRIAL PPV
The Football League, which represents clubs outside the elite Premier league, plans to launch English soccer's first pay-per-view television trial after Christmas.
UEFA RESISTANCE FUTILE SAYS MILAN?S PRESIDENT
UEFA's rigid opposition to a proposed breakaway European Super League, will get it nowhere, AC Milan's managing director Adriano Galliani said on Tuesday.
MILAN ON COURSE FOR 2000 LISTING
AC Milan, the soccer club controlled by Italian media magnate Silvio Berlusconi, should be listed on the bourse by the end of 2000, the club's vice president Adriano Galliani said on Tuesday.
ABC SUFFERS IN LACKLUSTRE EARLY SEASON
ABC's Monday Night Football continued to dominate ratings this week but Baseball and Clinton's Presidential peccadilloes made for unspectacular figures, with the lowest rated Dallas game ever.
DEL MONTE STRIKES #2M
Del Monte has signed a #2m sponsorship deal with the well-known Italian football team Lazio.
CANAL PLUS TALKS TO MORE ITALIAN TEAMS
French pay television company Canal Plus is in talks with four more Italian football clubs following its recent broadcasting rights accord with the country's four main teams, a company official has said.
TOP COACHES OPPOSE SUPER LEAGUE
Europe's leading national soccer coaches have said a Super League would act against the interests of international football.
FUTURE CONTROL OF MCG IN BALANCE
The Melbourne Cricket Club could lose the right to run the world famous Melbourne Cricket Ground under the State Government's radical plan to "professionalise" the ground's management by removing sports clubs and politicians.
CARLTON BACK IN FOR VILLA AND SPURS SAYS TIMES
Media company Carlton Communications has made further approaches to buy an English Premier League soccer club, the Times said on Monday.
KIRCH IN FOR TYSON RIGHTS
German media magnate Leo Kirch has acquired the televison rights for any future fights by former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson outside the United States, Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported.