Media
BRITISH EUROSPORT UNVEILS EUROPEAN SOCCER SHOW
UK satellite channel, British Eurosport has unveiled a new weekly magazine round-up show for European soccer as it looks to compete with its rivals? coverage of the new Premiership season.
DISH NETWORK OFFERS ESPN GAMEPLAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
DISH Network, the U.S. direct broadcast satellite television entertainment company, is to offer the ESPN GamePlan college football package to customers on DISH On Demand.
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.
SPORT DRIVES BSKYB REVENUE FORWARD
The importance of sport to almost every revenue stream in British satellite broadcaster BSkyB's digital offering has been highlighted by the release of its annual results for the year ended June 30, 2001.
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ATP TURNS TO WPP FOR HELP
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has hired the chief executive of advertising giant WPP and the chairman of Australian telecommunications company Telesra, to help sell its marketing and media rights following the collapse of its former commercial partner, ISL.
DERBY COUNTY SIGNS WAP DEAL
UK mobile internet services company Wap Integrators and Premier League club Derby County have signed an agreement to provide fans with club branded mobile phones offering content from Derby County?s web site.
ESPN LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE CHANNEL
US broadcaster ESPN has unveiled a new dedicated interactive channel, ESPN Today, available to over 2 million viewers on the DirecTV digital satellite platform.
FOX TO CREATE SPANISH SPORTS CHANNEL
Fox Sports International has teamed up with Argentine broadcaster TeleRed Imagen to launch a Spanish language sports television network serving both the Latin American and US markets.
FIFA TO HIRE NEW AGENCY TO SELL 2002 SPONSORSHIP?
FIFA says it will confirm within the coming weeks if it will recruit a new marketing agency to help sell sponsorship for the 2002 World Cup, following the collapse of the ISMM Group.
7M WATCH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL ON ITV
Over seven million viewers tuned in to UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV?s coverage of Bayern Munich?s penalty shoot-out defeat of Valencia in the Champions League Final on May 23.