Media
BBC PULLS SPORTS SHOW AFTER RIVALS TRUMP IT
The BBC has pulled its flagship Saturday sports show Grandstand from its schedules this weekend as a result of intense competition from its rival free-to-air channels.
ACQUISITION DEVELOPS CHURCHILL DOWNS SIMULCAST NETWORK
Video services company Charlson Broadcast Technologies (CBT) has concluded a buyout with Spector Entertainment, allowing CBT to acquire a number of the video service contract rights and related assets, including production equipment, including those to Churchill Downs, the Louisville Sports Spectrum, Hoosier Park at Anderson, the Indiana Sports Spectrums and the off-track betting facilities managed by Kentucky Off-Track Betting Inc.
ITV F1 SITE STRIKES ADVERTISING DEAL
UK-based on-line sports content company Global Cyber Sports.com (GCSC) has reached an agreement with ITV?s Granada Television to place the banner of the GCSC Ferrari clothing e-commerce site on Granada?s Formula 1 site www.itv.f1.com.
LEWIS IN NEW PPV WEB DEAL
Pay-per-view internet content company Arthur Shaw has signed a four-year deal with web agency Sportstars-direct.com to provide PPV programmes featuring world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis.
NEW DEALS IGNITE CONFERENCE
LOS ANGELES: Andrew Gellatly, SportBusiness.com new media editor, reports from the Interactive Sports 2000 conference.
GROUSE BETS ON NEW POST
David Grouse has been appointed the new head of corporate development at Sportinglife.com.
PPV BROADCASTER BOWLS UP CRICKET RIGHTS
UK independent pay-per-view broadcaster u>direct has secured exclusive UK TV rights to two `Challenge Series? of one-day cricket internationals between Australia and South Africa.
AUDIOFINA, CLT-UFA AND PEARSON TELEVISION TO MERGE
On the day that News Corps and Vivendi have proposed a joint shareholding of their digital businesses, European media big-hitters Bertelsmann, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert and Pearson (PTV) have agreed to merge CLT-UFA, Europe's leading commercial television and radio broadcaster, with Pearson Television, the independent television production company.
SMALLER CLUBS PROTEST ON PREMIER LEAGUE PROCEDURE
Smaller Premier League clubs were ? railroaded? into signing some aspects of yesterday?s broadcast tender agreement, according to a report in The Guardian newspaper.
BSKYB TO BID #250M FOR WORLD CUP RIGHTS
BSkyB has offered #250million for exclusive UK television rights to the World Cup 2002, according to The Observer newspaper.
TVG CHALLENGES C4 FOR UK RACING?S INTERNET RIGHTS
A US company is mounting a challenge to a consortium made up of Channel 4, the BBC and cable firm NTL, for the Internet rights to British horseracing.
CABLEVISION TO REBUILD MSG
Cablevision Systems may demolish and rebuild Madison Square Garden in order to generate more money.
WORLDZAP LAUNCH TAKES SPORTS MEDIA INTO NEW AGE
Prisma Sports & Media has launched a joint venture with The Fantastic Corporation to deliver sports content to mobile phones in a move which, they say, will change the sports environment forever.
BBC RACES TO TV HORSE DEAL
The BBC has struck a deal with the US channel TrackPower Inc, giving them the rights to rebroadcast the BBC?s coverage of horseracing at Ascot, Goodwood, Newbury and Haydock racetracks throughout this year.
STURM FACES CASH DEMAND
Donald Sturm?s failed bid to buy the NHL Avalanche and NBA Nuggets teams could cost him dear after the city of Denver announced it was seeking $137,500 from Sturm after he pulled the plug on the deal.
SPORTS.COM IN WAP DEAL
Sports. Com, the sports Internet company, has signed an agreement with Motorola and BT Cellnet to provide its sports content over WAP-enabled mobile phones.
SUNDERLAND SCORE HEALTHY PROFITS RISE
English Premier League soccer club Sunderland has reported increased pre-tax profits for the six months to November 30 1999.
VODAFONE AND BSKYB SIGN SPORTS DEAL
BSkyB and Vodafone have signed an Internet deal, which will allow Vodafone customers to gain access to sports results, team news, audio commentary and statistics.