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Brazilian soccer's latest scandal has taken a new twist after a private meeting of the country's leading directors was secretly recorded and then broadcast by a radio station.
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Latin American pay-TV broadcaster, Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has appointed Luis Baraldi to the post of vice president for programming, production and operations.
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UK-based bookmaker Ladbrokes has signed a sponsorship deal with the World Pool Masters in a bid to promote its online gambling business.
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Negotiations over the French TV rights to the 2002 World Cup have stalled because rights holders the Kirch Group have set the price too high, a French newspaper has reported.
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European soccer?s governing body, UEFA, has relaunched its website ? which will spearhead its new media division.
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Extreme sports showcase the X Games, organised by US broadcaster ESPN, attracted total crowds of more than 235,000 during its 11 days of competition.
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Greece and Cyprus have agreed to send two satellites into space to advance telecommunications in the region and assist in transmission of the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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National Football League (NFL) team the Denver Broncos has unveiled a raft of new broadcasting initiatives for its Invesco Field stadium, done in partnership with AT&T Broadband and ESPN.
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ESPN.com has completed the acquisition of web-based sports magazine SportsJones.com.
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UK broadcaster the BBC has won the domestic rights to the British Open Golf Championship ? ending speculation it could lose out to a rival.
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Broadband network services provider Williams Communications has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar agreement with NFL Films.
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CART is set to announce later today its five-year strategic direction in meetings with sponsors and manufacturers.
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The official website of CART has smashed its previous two-day record for visits over it Road America race weekend.
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India's state broadcasting corporation, Prasar Bharti has won exclusive rights to broadcast the first Afro-Asian Games scheduled in New Delhi in November.
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BBC Radio Five Live has signed a deal to provide live coverage of all Manchester United?s European home games for the next two years, starting from this season.
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Advertisers have backed UK commercial network ITV?s decision to move the traditional Premier League soccer highlights to an early evening Saturday slot ? but advertising agencies have said the network has overestimated interest in the game at such a prime time.
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Pan-american Sports Network (PSN), the pay television sports network in Latin America will offer complete coverage of the US Open tennis from August 27 to September 9.
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The president of Russian premier division soccer side Fakel Voronezh has resigned following the death of a woman during the half-time interval of a 5-0 defeat by Spartak Moscow last weekend, club officials have confirmed.