Media
THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS AT ATTHERACES
Attheraces, the new name for the Go Racing consortium backed by Arena Leisure, BSkyB and Carlton Communications, has appointed three additional members of the senior management team to supplement last month?s recruitment of marketing director Gavin Bisdee.
VIDEO NETWORKS IN VIDEO-ON-DEMAND DEAL WITH FA
UK broadband TV company Video Networks has become the exclusive video-on-demand partner for England?s Premier League soccer league.
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iSPORT IN MERGER TALKS
Global sports media company iSport has confirmed to sportbusiness.com it is on the verge of a major merger.
CHANNEL 5 SNATCH LIVERPOOL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has picked up the TV rights to the away leg of Liverpool?s Champions League qualifying match against Finnish team SC Haka on Wednesday night.
IOC TAKES BEIJING?S COMMERCIAL INTERESTS INTO ITS OWN HANDS
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has bought up all the outdoor advertising space in Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games which will be held there in 2008 in an attempt to limit the commercialisation of the event.
BSKYB GIVES UNDERTAKINGS OVER MANCHESTER UNITED
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has given the British government an undertaking that it will not increase its stake in, or launch a takeover bid for Manchester United.
THE RACING NETWORK SHUTS DOWN
Dedicated US horse and greyhound racing broadcaster The Racing Network (TRN) has shut down after two years due to a lack of sufficient subscribers to remain financially viable.
ITV WINS RIGHTS TO TOUR DE FRANCE
UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV has signed a #5 million ($7.1m) deal for the rights to the Tour de France cycling race beginning with next year?s competition.
BRITISH EUROSPORT SIGNS US OPEN TENNIS DEAL
Satellite channel British Eurosport has secured the live television rights to the US Open tennis tournament held at Flushing Meadow in a new four-year deal.
FOX SHEDS PART OF MLB COVERAGE IN DISNEY DEAL
As part of the $5.3billion (?6.06bn) sale of its Family Worldwide subsidiary to the Walt Disney Company, US broadcaster Fox has parted company with elements of its coverage of Major League Baseball (MLB).
PRESS WAR OVER MANCHESTER UNITED
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) allegedly stopped its only competitor from full coverage of a Manchester United soccer event it had sponsored.
ECHOSTAR CONFIRMS DIRECTV BID FAILURE
Charlie Ergen, chief executive of satellite platform EchoStar Communications, has confirmed the rejection of a merger bid for rival US broadcaster DirecTV.
ESPN HIRES NEW LATIN AMERICAN CHIEF
ESPN International has appointed Brazilian native Antonio Barreto to oversee its entire Latin American operation.
ITV HIRES BRANDING AGENCY FOR NEW CHANNEL
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.
ARGENTINA SOCCER RIGHTS THREAT
Cablevision and Multicanal have been ordered to transmit Sunday?s soccer international between Argentina and Columbia live on open television or lose their licenses.
PVI SIGNS EXPANDED DEAL WITH INDY 500
Princeton Video Image (PVI), the US-based virtual advertising and imaging company, will create an expanded virtual enhancement package for ABC?s coverage of the Indy 500.
RFU: `NO DECISION ON BROADCASTING RIGHTS UNTIL NEXT WEEK?
The UK?s Rugby Football Union (RFU) has told sportbusiness.com a decision on whether the BBC or BSkyB would be awarded the broadcasting rights to England?s domestic and international rugby matches would not be made until next week.
SPECULATION GROWS ON KIRCH FLOTATION OPTION
Speculation is growing that media giant Kirch is planning to go public following the appointment of an American investment banker as the group?s new chief financial officer.