Media
BROADCASTING DISPUTE COULD PUT MARINERS FANS IN THE DARK
Fox Sports Net Northwest plans to televise 106 Seattle Mariners games this season, but a disagreement over money could keep some cable-TV subscribers from seeing nearly a quarter of those games.
MALAYSIA GOT A RAW GRAND PRIX DEAL, SAYS STEWART
Malaysia has a raw deal in being forced to stage two Formula One races in six months, triple world champion Jackie Stewart has said.
MCMAHON INSISTS XFL WILL SURVIVE
XFL owner Vince McMahon has insisted his league will survive long term even though uncertainty over its viability has caused WWF stock to plummet 35 percent since its February 3 debut.
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.
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.
MOSLEY SAYS ALTERNATIVE F1 SERIES UNLIKELY
An alternative Formula One series backed by major carmakers is unlikely to happen, world motor sport chief Max Mosley was quoted as saying on Friday.
TV DEMANDS ON JUMPERS A ?DISGRACE?
Competitors at an athletics competition have been critical of the demands placed on them by live cable television coverage.
CART TO OPEN `ENTERTAINMENT? OFFICE IN LA
CART is to open a Los Angeles office dedicated to extending its presence in the entertainment industry.
SOCCER?S BIG SCREEN ?NON-STARTER? FOR SONY
Sony is reining back its marketing activity in European soccer?s big screen sector because the company believes the business is no longer capable of turning a profit.
WORLD?S SPORTS LEADERS TO DISCUSS INDUSTRY’S PRESSING ISSUES AT SPORTBUSINESS 2001
CEO of Jaguar Racing and US motor sport legend Bobby Rahal are among a growing list of senior sports industry executives to speak at SportBusiness2001: The Main Event, to take place 18-20 April at the QEII Conference Centre in London, UK.
DEFRANTZ TO BE SAMARANCH REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE
American Anita DeFrantz has officially declared she will be a candidate to succeed Juan Antonio Samaranch as president of the International Olympic Committee, according to local media reports.
TF1 CHEERED BY EUROSPORT STAKE
Shares in French commercial TV station TF1 - which had been hit recently by fears of slower advertising revenues - gained over two percent as investors cheered in-line 2000 earnings and a deal to buy all of Canal Plus and Havas Image's stakes in the Eurosport sports channel.
EM.TV SHARES RISE AS KIRCH TALKS CONTINUE
Shares in debt-ridden media firm EM.TV & Merchandising rose 10 percent on Monday after rival Kirch said talks on its rescue offer could be extended and the field of potential suitors appeared to widen.
TURKISH FA AIMS TO SOLVE TV ROW NEXT WEEK
Turkey's soccer authorities will hold a tender for broadcasting rights next week in a bid to resolve a quarrel which has prevented the restart of the domestic season.
BANK SEEKS TO SECURE EM.TV F1 STAKE
German media firm EM.TV & Merchandising is talking to a U.S. investment bank about selling its 50 percent stake in Formula One holding company SLEC amid signs that talks on a rescue by media giant Kirch have faltered.
WEMBLEY UNABLE TO HOST 2005 CHAMPIONSHIPS
The new Wembley stadium will not be ready in time to host the 2005 world athletics championships, the chairman of the redevelopment company Rodney Walker said on Thursday.
RACING FESTIVAL CANCELLED IN STCC DISPUTE
The second annual Oslo Racing Festival will not be held this year after a dispute between festival organisers and the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) over costs failed to be resolved.
NEW LEAGUE OF SITES GO ONLINE
Hardwood Media and online commerce and publishing firm TEKgroup International, has launched the ABA 2000 Internet Network, a