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Swiss marketing company ISMM, which went officially bankrupt on Thursday, lacked a deep enough understanding of its sporting contracts which ultimately led to its downfall, according to broadcast and media analysts.
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English soccer club Leeds United is in talks with Australia's Brisbane Strikers to build closer links with the country that produced star forwards Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell.
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Goal celebration antics cost Malaysia's self-styled soccer 'Superman' 2,000 ringgit ($526) after a sponsor complained his display hid its company logo during a TV broadcast.
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The Professional Bowlers Association has signed a three-year broadcasting agreement with ESPN, giving the bowling tour its first consistent television presence since its contract with ABC Sports ended in 1997.
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Virage, the video streaming applications provider, has unveiled new technology that enables video to be searched, retrieved and streamed in real-time on handheld PDA's.
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ESPN Star Sports (ESS) will develop its broadcast feeds in Asia with the addition of the Philippines.
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London?s Capital Radio has failed in its bid to gain the rights to broadcast Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Chelsea soccer matches on its Capital Gold station for the next three years.
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World soccer's governing body will lose 30 million to 40m Swiss francs ($17.4m to $23m) if ISL, the company with marketing rights to the World Cup, goes bankrupt, a top official said Tuesday.
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Quokka Sports , which set out to revolutionise sports media by carrying events across the internet, shut off its last featured coverage on Wednesday, a series of mountain climbing dispatches from Tibet.
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The first Afro-Asian Games will go ahead in New Delhi in November as scheduled, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president has said.
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International cricket's corruption policeman has called for specific training and education for young players around the world to combat match-fixing.
Business

GG-Media has emerged as a new bidder offering media coverage from 26 of the UK's smaller racecourses in the latest tussle over the sale of media rights for horse racing, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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Motorsport boss Max Mosley has vowed that Formula One will remain available on free-to-air television.
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Ireland's three remaining Six Nations rugby union internationals have been postponed until next season because of the foot-and-mouth outbreak.
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Major League Baseball will charge fans to listen to broadcasts of its games over the internet, according to the New York Times.
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A space age design for London's premier athletics stadium at Picketts Lock was unveiled today as the Government dismissed claims it would not be built in time for the 2005 World Athletics Championships.
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George Graham has been sacked by Tottenham after just over two years at the club.
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Malaysian motor racing fans will be able to watch the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit on STAR Sports? live telecast.