Media

TVNZ Satellite Services has appointed the ex-BBC and BSkyB specialist Jenny Webb to head its new regional office in Sydney.

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.

Formula One's five European car makers said on Tuesday they opposed any moves that would lead to one television company controlling the commercial rights to races.

Dorna has made a special presentation to motorsports governing body FIM of its marketing plans for motorcycling?s Enduro World Championship.

The head of Renault Sport says it is out of the question for Formula One racing to be broadcast on pay-television channels.

Oscar De La Hoya's next fight will be screened on HBO while the fighter is still in legal dispute with the US cable channel.

Poor ticket sales for the Malaysian Formula Grand Prix has been blamed on hotel owners hiking up room prices, according to the circuit?s owner.

NBC will honour its two-year contractual commitment to XFL - despite another viewing figure slide in Week Four of the season.

ISL has been dealt a huge snub by soccer?s world governing body FIFA after it lost out in the right to market this year?s Club World Championship.

Quokka Sports has signed a multi-year agreement with MLB Advanced Media LP (MLBAM), the interactive media company of Major League Baseball, to provide an official live-scoring technology platform.

Arsene Wenger wants other managers to speak out about the controversy surrounding the abolition of football's transfer system.

Teamtalk.com has acquired the German sports radio group MMC for #2.3m ($3.34m ) and the American website RacingOne.com, for #1.2m ($1.74m ) .

German media group Kirch said on Saturday it had received bank guarantees of around $1.5 billion that will enable it and debt-laden partner EM.TV & Merchandising to increase their stake in Formula One holding SLEC.

Lennox Lewis's long-awaited meeting with Mike Tyson looked less likely than ever on Friday after the Lewis camp ruled out the possibility for the foreseeable future.

XFL founder Vince McMahon says the new football league will not be axed despite tumbling television ratings and the withdrawal of its first advertiser.

Kirch managing director Dieter Hahn has blamed German public broadcaster ARD for the failure to agree terms on World Cup 2002 and 2006 broadcast rights.