Media
CAR MAKERS MAY SET UP OWN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
Car makers may set up their own motor racing championship if talks with German media group Kirch, which owns 75 percent of Formula One broadcast rights' company SLEC, do not lead to a deal, German media reported.
SUGAR’S REIGN OVER AS ENIC TAKES CONTROL OF TOTTENHAM
Alan Sugar's 10-year reign as the owner of Tottenham Hotspur ended on Wednesday when media group ENIC completed its purchase of his 26.9 percent holding, worth around 22 million pounds ($31.84 million).
QUOKKA SIGNS NEW MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH MLB
Quokka Sports has signed a multi-year agreement with MLB Advanced Media LP (MLBAM), the interactive media company of Major League Baseball, to provide an official live-scoring technology platform.
EM.TV SHARES SLIDE AS FIA HEAD OPPOSES KIRCH DEAL
Shares in German media company EM.TV & Merchandising fell over 12 percent on Wednesday after news its rescue deal by rival Kirch might not be approved by the International Automobile Federation (FIA).
ECCLESTONE MAY BLOCK KIRCH DEAL
Formula One racing promoter Bernie Ecclestone may yet block a rescue deal agreed between troubled German media group EM.TV and its privately owned rival Kirch.
SECURITY TO TOP IOC’S ATHENS 2004 INSPECTION AGENDA
An International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspection team for the Athens 2004 Games will take a hard look at security when they visit Greece later this week.
SPORTAL AXE 10 PERCENT OF WORKFORCE
Sports internet company Sportal has been forced to axe 10 percent of its global workforce after investors demanded cutbacks.
SMITH TO STAY ON AS UNITED CHAIRMAN
Manchester United chairman Roland Smith is to remain at the club until March 2002, the English Premier League champions have said.
BSKYB MADE OFFER LEWIS REFUSED
Lennox Lewis was allegedly offered a last-ditch incentive by BSkyB to prevent him from switching the broadcast coverage of his fights to the BBC.
SPORTSLINE RECORDS $16.7m NET LOSS
SportsLine.com has announced a loss following the release of its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2000.
ENGLISH FA PLAN CUP FINAL PRICE SLASH
The English Football Association (FA) is planning to cut ticket prices for this year's FA Cup final, according to media reports.
ISL HIT BY $5-$8M CART LOSS, SAYS REPORT
Sportbusiness.com has obtained the full report by US stockbrokers AG Edwards, which downgraded CART shares last week ?due to uncertainty in regards to our ISL sponsorship guarantee?.
SPORT SUMMIT REPORT: PAYNE STICKS TO IOC BRAND STRATEGY
IOC marketing director Michael Payne has endorsed the Olympic movement's brand management strategy for the Sydney Games following a "full debrief" on Olympic sponsorship issues at an IOC meeting in New York.
NO PLANS TO MOVE 2003 WORLD CUP
World rugby union chiefs have said they had no contingency plans to stage the 2003 World Cup outside Australia and New Zealand, the two countries due to co-host the event.
MEDIA FIRM TAKES OVER ARGENTINIAN SOCCER CLUB
Argentinian First Division club Racing, which has been bankrupt for two years, has become the second Argentinian club to be taken over by media company Blanquiceleste S.A.
CHALKIE WHITE JOINS ICON DISPLAY
Icon Display, the UK-based event signage company has appointed Chalkie White to the role of account director, starting in January 2001.
ISL TRY AND PUT THE FIZZ INTO CHINA SOCCER SIDE
The fizz wars in China are set to bubble into life again with reports suggesting ISL is trying to secure Coca-Cola as a major sponsor of the China national soccer team.
MURDOCH LANDS HUGE FOXTEL COUP
Lachlan Murdoch has completed a coup by securing the Australian Football pay-TV rights for Foxtel, to sit alongside those for rugby league.