Media
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.
SONY SIGNS EXTREME CONTENT AGREEMENT
Extreme International has signed a three-year deal content agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment's AXN channel in Spain.
SPORTS.COM GETS IOC ACCREDITATIONS
Sports.com is among the first internet companies to be awarded press accreditations by the IOC to report from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
BROADCASTERS TO COPY XFL ALL-ACCESS COVERAGE, SAYS FOX
The XFL may be accused of attracting poor primetime ratings on NBC, but the head of Fox Sports has said that the football league's innovations such as on-field cameras and microphones could have ``major ramifications'' for TV coverage of all other sports.
SUGAR’S REIGN OVER AS ENIC TAKES CONTROL OF TOTTENHAM
Alan Sugar's 10-year reign as the owner of Tottenham Hotspur ended on Wednesday when media group ENIC completed its purchase of his 26.9 percent holding, worth around 22 million pounds ($31.84 million).
GERMAN CHANCELLOR URGES KIRCH TO TALK AGAIN ON WORLD CUP RIGHTS
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder urged the Kirch Group on Wednesday to resume talks with public broadcasters to ensure that the 2002 and 2006 soccer World Cups can be seen on free television in Germany.
ENIC SEALS ACQUISITION OF SPURS STAKE
English premiership club Tottenham Hotspur Plc said sport and media group ENIC had completed its purchase of former chairman Alan Sugar's 26.9 percent holding, worth around 22 million pounds.
EM.TV GAINS CONTROL OF FORMULA ONE HOLDING COMPANY
German media group EM.TV & Merchandising has exercised an option to lift its stake in Formula One racing to 75 percent, gaining control over broadcast rights to one of the world's most popular sporting events.
TVNZ SATELLITE SERVICES TO BID FOR PREMIER LEAGUE CARRIAGE DEAL
TVNZ Satellite Services is hopeful it will retain the Premier League global satellite carriage contract when the current three-year contract concludes at the end of the 2000-2001 season.
KIRCH SAYS F1 TO REMAIN ON GERMAN FREE-TV
Formula One will still be broadcast live on German free television after Kirch and EM.TV increase their stake in the holding which owns the commercial rights to races, Kirch said on Wednesday.
GLOBECAST HOSTS SLC 2002 BROADCAST BASE
GlobeCast is to host the Salt Lake City 2002 Broadcast Base at its technical operations centre in the host city.
WEBB HEADS UP TVNZ SATELLITE?S SYDNEY OFFICE
TVNZ Satellite Services has appointed the ex-BBC and BSkyB specialist Jenny Webb to head its new regional office in Sydney.
AUSTRALIAN SOCCER CLUBS FAIL FINANCIAL CRITERIA
Three Australian soccer clubs - believed to be Eastern Pride, Canberra Cosmos and Brisbane Strikers - are understood to have been told they have failed to satisfy the financial criteria set down by Soccer Australia for inclusion in the new National Soccer League next season.