Media

Further details of a potential bid to take Manchester United back into private hands have been reported in the UK press.

President Bill Clinton said after the US won the Womens' World Cup final that he expected more girls to take up sports.

Israeli cable Sports Channel has acquired the rights to the Israeli Premier League and National League soccer rights for the next six seasons.

A unit of Johannesburg listed television and software group, MIH Holdings, has said its Greek pay television operation had invested $6.25 million in a popular Greek football club.

British leisure company ENIC Plc has announced it has sold part of its interest in the Greek football club AEK PAE (AEK Athens) to NetMed BV, a subsidiary of US-listed media group MIH Limited .

British media and leisure holding company Granada has bought a 9.9 percent slice of English Premier League giant Liverpool - in a deal worth #22million ($34.24m).

Pangolin, the independent sports media company,has bought the the popular Scandinavian multi-sport siteSportNow (www.SportNow.se).

Granada Media Group's move to take a 10% stake in Liverpool FC has drawn criticism from pay-TV company BSkyB.

Italian pay-TV broadcaster Stream has launched its plans for coverage of the next soccer season saying it would offer a better and cheaper product than its sole rival Telepiu.

The chairman of health club group Champneys has joined the board of directors at English Premier League soccer club Newcastle United.

AutoNation, the automotive retailer with $18 billion in annual revenues, has become an official first-time sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta on January 30, 2000.

France Telecom has taken a 10% stake worth $1bn in NTL the Nasdaq-listed UK media company.

Turkey said today it had taken all necessary security measures ahead of next week's European swimming championships.

Sydney's scandal-weary Olympics organisers had some good news this weekend - Australians are buying tickets to see the 2000 Games.

News Corp Ltd have completed the acquisition of Liberty Media Corp's 50% interest in Fox/Liberty Networks.

SportsLine Europe, the majority-owned subsidiary of the Internet sports media company SportsLine USA, has entered into a three-year promotional and consulting agreement with IMG.