Media
UPN RESCHEDULES WWF SHOW
US broadcast network UPN rescheduled its September 6 edition of `WWF Smackdown? so as not to pull viewers away from the MTV Video Music Awards to air that night.
BBC TO SCREEN IPSWICH?S UEFA CUP HOME LEG
UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has bought up the television rights to Ipswich Town?s upcoming UEFA Cup home tie against Torpedo Moscow.
NRL PLANS TO TELEVISE PLAYER JUDGEMENTS
Australia?s National Rugby League (NRL) plans to hold a live telecast of judiciary hearings, if clubs support the idea.
KAMERA SNAPS UP ITALIAN SOCCER WEB RIGHTS
European internet TV firm, Kamera, has signed a deal to bring Italian soccer action to the web.
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TRAFFIC MOUNTS UP AT CART.COM
The official website of CART has smashed its previous two-day record for visits over it Road America race weekend.
CELTIC SERVES UP NEW ONLINE DEAL
Scottish Premier League soccer champions Celtic has struck a deal with online broadcasting specialist Servecast.
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SPORTSWORLD SECURES MARKETING DEAL WITH AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE
The Australian National Basketball League has cemented its multi-million-dollar deal with sports marketing company Sportsworld Media Group.
CART EXPANDS TV DEAL WITH CBS AND FOX CABLE NETWORKS
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) has finalised its broadcast rights deal with the CBS Television Network and Fox Cable Networks Group beginning with the 2002 season through 2004.
DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS GIVEN WARNING
The enthusiasm for terrestrial digital television was dampened today after Spanish pay-television network Quiero admitted it is facing huge financial problems.
NTL AND TELEWEST IN DEBT TALKS
Britain's leading cable companies NTL and Telewest Communications Plc have held debt restructuring talks with international banking group JP Morgan Chase, according to the UK's Sunday Business newspaper.
`INTERNET AD MARKET TO RECOVER IN 2001?
Online sports companies were given a much-needed boost after Jupiter Media Matrix, a New York-based research firm, said the online advertising market would rise in 2001.
RADIO FIRST SHARES KICK ON
Alternative Investment Market-listed Radio First, the UK-based media company aiming to create a national digital radio network around Premiership soccer clubs, has seen its share price jump 8p to 34.5p as excitement builds for the kick off of the new English soccer season.
POLISH SATELLITE PLATFORMS SET TO MERGE
Satellite TV interests in Poland are expected to merge in order to accelerate profitability in eastern Europe's strongest television market.
ATP BUYS ADVERTISING SLOTS
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has been buying advertising slots from the media companies that broadcast its tournaments in a move which it hopes will secure advertising space for its major sponsors such as Mercedez-Benz.
BIGHORN FAILS TO PRODUCE THE GOODS
US television ratings for the exhibition matchplay golf tournament dubbed the `Battle of Bighorn? were disappointing for host broadcaster ABC.
DIRECTV ADDS VALUE TO NFL PPV PACKAGE
US satellite platform, DirecTV is running a new promotion which offers $300 (?342.90) worth of free programming to new subscribers to its `NFL Sunday Ticket? pay-per-view package.
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UK VIEWERS COULD MISS OUT ON 2002 WORLD CUP
In the wake of the recent test case ruling involving the Independent Television Commission (ITC), 2002 World Cup TV rights holders the Kirch Gruppe could decide not to part with the rights, meaning UK viewers would be unable to watch the tournament to be held in Japan and South Korea.
BREAKING NEWS: ITC WINS TV RIGHTS TEST CASE
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has won a landmark test case hearing over London-based Danish channel, TV Danmark (TVD) which will have severe repercussions on the Kirch Gruppe?s dispute with UK terrestrial broadcasters BBC and ITV over the domestic TV rights for the 2002 soccer World Cup.