Media

The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) has launched www.baseball-legends.com, a new site developed and operated by MLB Advanced Media.

CricInfo.com, the digital cricket information company, has told sportbusiness.com that it has as big a chance of renewing its internet broadcasting rights to English cricket despite competing bids from the BBC and Channel 4.
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The head of American broadcaster Turner Sports has rejected claims that less than half the expected viewers are tuning into the Goodwill Games in the US.

Canadian broadcaster CTV is to rebrand its flagship channel The Sports Network (TSN) at the request of its minority partner ESPN.

UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC recorded the highest domestic Saturday peak-time audience for five years with 14.6 million viewers tuning in to England?s stunning 5-1 demolition of the Germans in Munich.

The BBC will broadcast highlights of CART?s first race on UK soil later this month.

Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport has secured UK television carriage for its 24-hour sports news channel Eurosportnews after signing deals with both satellite platform Sky Digital and cable network Telewest.

UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has bought up the television rights to Ipswich Town?s upcoming UEFA Cup home tie against Torpedo Moscow.

New Zealand sport fans are set for interactive action after Sky TV signed a deal with Holotype New Media to introduce the first such service in the country.
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The chief executive of lfc.tv, the website run by English Premier League soccer club Liverpool, has confirmed to sportbusiness.com that he is considering launching his own television channel to rival MUTV, Manchester United?s dedicated channel.
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Digital sports content provider TEAMtalk Media Group plc has recorded an operating loss of #2.3million ($3.4m/?3.6m) for the three months to June 30 but still sees profitability on plan in 2003/04.

FIFA and FIFPro have finally reached agreement about FIFPro's participation in the implementation of FIFA's new regulations on the international transfers of football players.

US broadcaster CNBC will premiere `Golf Portfolio? on September 9 ? a feature-driven, 30-minute magazine show exploring the global arena of golf and business.

The Canadian Football League (CFL) has signed a deal with Houston-based broadcast firm USFR Media Group to show match coverage throughout the US on the America One Television Network.

Brazilian football has become entrenched in political infighting as soccer chief Ricardo Teixiera, stung by damaging allegations and incidents this month, tries desperately to cling to power.

English soccer?s Premier League has begun an investigation into claims that UK-based radio network Capital breached soccer broadcast rights.