Media

Host broadcaster CBS? coverage of the US PGA Championships recorded disappointing ratings, dropping nearly 40 percent on the previous year due principally to Tiger Woods? inability to trouble the leaderboard.

Walt Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has announced that it still expects its Asian subsidiary, ESPN Star Sports, to reach profitability within the next three years despite recording a financial downturn in its latest results.

Sportech, the UK-based holding company for gaming giant Littlewoods Leisure, has signed a sponsorship deal with ITV?s interactive soccer coverage for an undisclosed sum.
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At least four English Premiership soccer clubs will have launched dedicated digital radio stations on the Sky satellite television platform within the next few weeks.
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South African terrestrial channel e.tv has secured the exclusive TV rights to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch has been in a Barcelona clinic for the last two weeks, according to the Spanish media, as fears mount over his health.

Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will face Denmark's Brian Nielsen in a 10-round fight on September 8 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, cable television carrier Showtime has said.

Columbian television channels and programmers have unanimously rejected attempts by the country?s top-flight soccer league to charge fees for the media use of goal images.

Millions of soccer crazy Vietnamese missed the start of the English Premier League season at the weekend after Vietnam Television (VTV) failed to reach an agreement with the company holding distribution rights for Asia.

England?s Football Association has not denied media reports that the number of sponsors of the governing body will be reduced to four from ten after the World Cup next year.
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The British Tourist Authority (BTA) has signed a two-year partnership deal with soccer?s English FA Premier League and its new sponsor Barclaycard, designed to promote Britain as a top tourist destination and boost visitor numbers.

US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel is suing NASCAR and host broadcaster Fox over a lack of coverage for the firm?s title sponsorship of the Atlanta race held in March.
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A contractual dispute between World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) and US satellite platform DirecTV over how revenue is collected has seen the former axe its pay-per-view events from the broadcaster?s network.
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Sportsworld Media Group, the London-based sports marketing group, has finalised its $3m (?3.4m) acquisition of Uplink Sport, New Zealand?s largest independent producer of sports programmes.

The Australian National Basketball League has cemented its multi-million-dollar deal with sports marketing company Sportsworld Media Group.

UK satellite channel, British Eurosport has unveiled a new weekly magazine round-up show for European soccer as it looks to compete with its rivals? coverage of the new Premiership season.