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Sports.com CEO Tom Jessiman has told sportbusiness.com the sports internet and mobile data company is well-placed to be the ?last man standing? in pan-European online sports content, following the #9.3million ($13m) equity funding boost from its existing investors.
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ESPN International has appointed Brazilian native Antonio Barreto to oversee its entire Latin American operation.
Media

US broadcaster ESPN has unveiled a new dedicated interactive channel, ESPN Today, available to over 2 million viewers on the DirecTV digital satellite platform.
Media

Susan Eid, an adviser to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has urged industry leaders in the cable market to end their quest for regulation of sports programming in the US.
Business

Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DKW) has distributed a research note claiming that Manchester United plc has been the subject of bid speculation.
Events

The NASCAR Winston Cup series has continued to record impressive television ratings with the latest race at the new Chicagoland Speedway attracting an audience of 21 million.
Events

The PGA Tour will receive about $900 million from six US broadcast and a cable networks to show its tournaments from 2003 though 2007, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Business

US sports network ESPN is to diversify its range of content after its newly created Original Entertainment Division announced a raft of initiatives including sports-based reality TV shows and a made-for-television sports movie.
Business

Sports rights and marketing companies World Sport Group (WSG) and Parallel Media Group International (PMI) are to merge.
Media

The gambling industry in the UK will come under scrutiny today when a government-sponsored report led by the former chief economic adviser to the Tresury, Sir Alan Budd, is published.
Media

Pay-TV sports network PSN, which operates across Latin America, was the highest ranked cable channel for sports in Argentina during June.
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US television executives have said that Tiger Woods' popularity was not a significant factor in their new deals with the PGA Tour.
Business

According to reports in the Wall Street Journal, EchoStar Communications has abandoned its merger bid for US satellite platform DirecTV, leaving the way clear for Rupert Murdoch?s News Corporation to acquire the Hughes Electronics-owned subsidiary.
Business

Australia and New Zealand may lose the 2003 World Cup to France because of arguments with the International Rugby Board (IRB) over television rights and profits, according to media reports.
Events

Hockey?s governing body, the Federation Internationale de Hockey, has launched its new website.
Events

Fox Sports has handed an experienced network consultant in the shape of Dan Harrison the role of senior vice-president of programming and strategic planning.
Business

SportsLine.com has decided to extend its association with Tiger Woods despite the company?s CEO Michael Levy stating at the IOC New Media conference only six months ago that player sites were yet to see profitability.
Media

UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV has hired design consultancy FutureBrand English & Pockett to create the brand and on-screen identity for the new ITV Sport Channel scheduled for launch on August 11.