Media
CLUBS ATTACKED OVER SOARING TV RIGHTS
Television companies attacked sports clubs this week for demanding exorbitant fees for the rights to transmit top events and said the trend was harming viewers, broadcasters and sports themselves.
LA BEATEN AS HOUSTON VICTORIOUS IN NFL FRANCHISE FIGHT
Houston has won the battle for the prized NFL franchise.
QUOKKA SPORTS TO COVER BT GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Quokka Sports and British Telecommunications (BT) have teamed up to provide live Web site coverage of "the world's toughest yacht race", the BT Global Challenge 2000-01.
BROADBAND SPORTS NAMES CEO
Richard Nanula has been named CEO of Broadband Sports Inc., the
GUINNESS LEADS RWC SPONSORSHIP RESULTS
Guinness announced a 15 per cent sales increase in the UK for the September/October period during which they sponsored the Rugby World Cup.
NUGGETS DEAL LIES IN RUINS
A $461 million deal to sell the Colorado Avalanche hockey team, the Denver Nuggets basketball team and a sports arena to Colorado billionaire Donald Sturm has fallen through, a spokesman for the owners has said.
BT DENY PREMIER LEAGUE BID RUMOURS
British Telecom has rebutted a report claiming that the company is planning to bid for Premier League rights.
ISL CREATE SITE TO BACK COLLEGE PLAY-OFF BID
ISL United States has launched collegefootballplayoff.com, a web site designed to provide Division I-A college football with a play-off route to determine college football's national champion on the field.
MEDIA PARTNERS VOW TO RETURN TO SUPER LEAGUE FIGHT
Media Partners, the company behind the failed bid to launch a European Super League, says it is ready to launch another attempt to set up a privately-run elite soccer competition.
SPORTSLINE AND MVP.COM FORM PARTNERSHIP
SportsLine.com, the leading global Internet sports media company and publisher of CBS SportsLine has signed a letter of intent to enter into a 10-year strategic relationship under which SportsLine.com's domestic e-commerce business will be acquired and operated by MVP.com.
TELEWEST SEEKS STAKE IN ARSENAL
UK cable company, Telewest, is poised to take a minority stake in Arsenal FC according to a report in the UK's Sunday Business newspaper.
SPORTAL IN TALKS WITH BSKYB
Sportal has confirmed it is in talks with a number of major media players ? including BSkyB ? with regard to forming a possible media partnership.
MURDOCH MOVES ON TM3 FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RIGHTS – REPORT
Rupert Murdoch wants to take full control of German TV station tm3 to allow him to sell its Champions League soccer broadcast rights to other channels, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung has reported.
FOX SPORTS WORLD ESPANOL ACQUIRES COLOMBIAN SOCCER RIGHTS
Fox Sports World Espanol has acquired the exclusive US broadcast rights to the 2000 Colombian soccer league season, including all playoff match-ups.
SCOTTISH SOCCER IN #30M TV BREAKAWAY
Scotland's top football clubs are close to signing a #30m deal with broadcasters BSkyB and Scottish Media.
OLYMPICS-DRUGS WARNING FOR SYDNEY 2000 GAMES
The Sydney 2000 Olympics are in danger of becoming the
WORLD CUP SPONSORS URGED TO RAISE PROFILE
Marketing experts say most official World Cup sponsors have made little impact on consumers in the run-up to the tournament and must work much harder to maximise brand awareness.
ESPN MAGAZINE TO MERGE WITH INSIDE SPORTS
ESPN Magazine, owned by Walt Disney Co. and Hearst Publications has bought Inside Sports Magazine.