Media
TELECOM-MURDOCH TV DEAL NOT DONE YET-SOURCE
Telecom Italia shareholders gathering in Turin are likely to be disappointed if they expect to hear that a digital pay-TV deal with media baron Rupert Murdoch has been wrapped up, industry sources said.
CABLE LOOK TO HANG ON TO VIEWERS
TV networks in the States are continuing to count the cost of the cancellation of weeks of NBA games and are now trying to find suitable programmes to fill their depleted schedules.
SPONSORS STICKING WITH GAMES – SAYS IOC
The head of marketing at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed allegations of bribery swirling around the organisation had not deterred sponsors of the world's top sporting event.
MURDOCH ITALIAN SOCCER OFFER DUE NEXT MONTH
News Corp Europe, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire, is set to make a formal offer for Italian television soccer rights by the end of February, chairman Letizia Moratti has announced.
FAILURE IN BID TO CONFIRM UNIFORM DRUG BAN
Sports leaders have failed to agree on a compulsory two-year ban for serious drugs across all sports, leaving in place one of the biggest anomalies in the Olympic movement.
EU PROBE AFTER MEDIA PARTNERS COMPLAINT
European Union Competition chief Karel Van Miert is investigating a claim that UEFA and the English Premier League forced clubs to accept a new-style European club competition.
BOOKMAKERS SALE SHELVED
Thousands of would-be investors in the William Hill chain of bookmakers - the second largest in the UK - are today looking at receiving refunds and betting vouchers after the planned flotation was shelved just hours before it was due to take place.
CUBAN CALLS FOR PARADIGM SHIFT IN ON-LINE SPORTS CONTENT
Among the diverse voices at this week's Interactive Sports West 1999 Conference in Los Angeles Mark Cuban's stood out.
UK BOOKMAKERS IN DUTY REVOLT
The UK betting industry has been thrown into turmoil by Irish government plans to reduce betting duty from 10% to 5%.
ESPN BASEBALL BROADCASTS TO HARNESS NEW TECHNOLOGY
ESPN will utilise new bat and pitch speed technology during its Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts this season.
PLAYER IN ‘NAME CHANGE’ SPONSORSHIP DEAL
In one of the most bizarre sponsorship deals ever seen, a top Australian Rules footballer has legally changed his name to a brand of pet food to help out his cash-strapped club.
FRENCH FOOTBALL CHANGES COMMERCIAL STATUS
The French parliament have adopted a draft law governing professional sports clubs that allows clubs to take on a new status as limited companies and to sell shares.
ECCLESTONE BLOW AS EU STARTS PROCEEDINGS AGAINST FIA
The European Commission says it has started formal proceedings against FIA, the governing body of world motor sport, and Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One on suspicion that they breached EU competition rules.
YAHOO! IN MARKETING DEAL WITH MURDOCH’S BSKYB
Yahoo! could become a prime advertiser during UK pay-TV sports shows now that British pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB and the web-guide company have agreed to a broad-based marketing deal spanning TV and the Internet in the UK and Ireland.
NEWCASTLE SHARE-HOLDERS NTL STEP UP UK CABLE CONSOLIDATION
France Telecom has taken a 10% stake worth $1bn in NTL the Nasdaq-listed UK media company.
BBC HAIL ‘GREAT VICTORY’ IN SOCCER RIGHTS COURT CASE
The BBC has warmly welcomed a decision in London's Restrictive Practices Court which ruled in favour of the English Premier League selling broadcast rights en bloc for all its 20 clubs.
PC DATA REVEAL WOMEN’S SPORTS SURVEY RESULTS
A majority of sports fans remain reluctant to pay high ticket prices for women's sporting events, despite the heavy promotion and marketing surrounding the recent Women's World Cup Games.
UMBRO APPOINTS MONAGHAN AS CFO
Mark Monaghan has been appointed Chief Financial officer at Umbro Holdings.