Media
SECRETARY OF STATE RULES OUT RETURN TO TERRACES
Britain will not restore terraces at soccer stadia after studying a report into standing accommodation in Germany, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary of State Chris Smith said in a statement.
LEEDS SOCCER CLUB LAUNCHES LUTV
England Premiership soccer club Leeds United has launched LUTV, a behind the scenes insight into the club through their official website.
MELBOURNE CUP TO CARRY $2m PRIZE FUND
The Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous horse race, will carry a purse of US$2.12 million this year, the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has said.
ENGLISH RUGBY’S PREMIERSHIP WINNERS TO BE CHAMPS AGAIN
Premier Rugby said that this season's winners of the Zurich Premiership will be the English Champion Club and will qualify as number one seed for the new end of season Zurich Championship play-offs.
NASCAR RATINGS SOAR
Fox Sports? coverage of NASCAR Winston Cup racing from North Carolina Speedway last Sunday recorded an 8.2/19 US rating/share, according to figures released by Nielsen Media Research.
CAR MAKERS MAY SET UP OWN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
Car makers may set up their own motor racing championship if talks with German media group Kirch, which owns 75 percent of Formula One broadcast rights' company SLEC, do not lead to a deal, German media reported.
AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL AND SEVEN NETWORK IN SPONSOR ROW
The relationship between Channel Seven and the Australian Football League appears to have turned nasty with the Seven Network signing a major sponsorship deal with brewery Lion Nathan.
UNITED AIRLINES FORMS CRAIGIE TAYLOR DEAL
United Airlines has appointed Craigie Taylor International as sponsorship agency for its latest venture ? the British Sydney 40 entry in the Admirals Cup.
LATEST DEPARTURE AT ISL AS MEDIA HEAD QUITS
ISL?s head of media relations has quit the Swiss company at the height of its financial crisis.
PROTEST GROUPS HIT OUT AT NEW LONDON RACECOURSE
Environmental and residents? protest groups have hit out at plans to build London?s first racecourse since Alexandra Park in the north of the city closed 30 years ago.
BRITISH EUROSPORT SECURES CART RIGHTS
British Eurosport has secured live rights to this year?s CART FedEx Championship Series.
GAMBLERS TURN OFF SPORT AND PLACE ODD BETS
The bets are off on horse races in the UK, cancelled until March 7 because of a foot-and-mouth outbreak, so gambling addicts are turning to wackier subjects.
SCHUMACHER IN SPONSOR HELMET ROW
World champion Michael Schumacher has said he would reluctantly wear a sponsor's helmet after a Belgian court issued an injunction to stop him appearing in a rival firm's helmet that he claims is safer.
ESS SIGNS MULTI-YEAR TENNIS & F1 TV CONTRACTS
ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has signed multi-year agreements for Asian broadcast rights to Formula One motor racing and the leading tennis Grand Slams ? the US Open and Wimbledon.
RTL EDGES CLOSER TO CANAL PLUS DEAL
RTL, Europe's largest television group, is close to an accord with European pay-TV group Canal Plus over sports broadcasting rights, RTL, according to its CEO Didier Bellens.
FORMULA ONE WORLD UNITES AGAINST PAY TV DEAL
Formula One teams, car manufacturers and sponsors will resist any move by German media companies to shift their glamorous sport from free to pay television.
GILLETTE SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH EUROSPORT
Eurosport has signed a new two-year deal with Gillette for an extensive package of football broadcast sponsorship on the pan-European channel.
SELECT COMMITTEE QUESTIONS UK?s INTERNATIONAL EVENT CAPABILITY
A UK government select committee has led a critical inquiry into the nation?s capability to stage international events.