Media

Online sports media company Total Sports, has teamed up with multimedia sports marketing company International Sports Properties (ISP Sports) to expand the Total College Sports Network (TCSN) with seven new collegiate properties.

World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) and sports media technology company Sportvision will provide live webcast coverage of the 2000 Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii October 14.

Commercial breaks will not have to disturb viewers' concentration of this weekend?s NASCAR coverage.

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has awarded an Emmy to Symah Vision.

Cable giant NTL has purchased UK-based outside broadcast facilities specialist Scanners TV.

The National Football League and Yahoo! have signed a multi-faceted content and distribution agreement that includes live audio play-by-play webcasts of virtually all of this season's regular season NFL games.

National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has visited a number of Silicon Valley hi-tech companies with the aim of exploring partnerships such as the one announced earlier this week with eBay.

Philips Consumer Electronics has become the official partner of the AufSchalke arena in Gelsenkirchen, giving the Dutch electronics giant ?preferred supplier? status and sponsorship, but not naming rights, of the arena.

Virtual technology company Orad Hi-Tec Systems has been recognised with an Emmy Award by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The IOC?s decision to ban any Olympic Games broadcast on the internet has been blasted by some of the world?s biggest online news services.

The World Wrestling Federation Entertainment has signed new television distribution deals in Russia and Bulgaria.

The president of World Sports, Patti Wheeler, has resigned following the decision of Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks to cease production operations at the World Sports Enterprises unit December 1- the date that World Sports' contract with Nascar expires.

Sportal.co.uk is to sponsor the Two Way TV digital television channel's fantasy sports trading game Armchair Manager.

The World Wrestling Federation has filed a New York City Federal Court lawsuit against the William Morris Agency, which claims that the fees Morris is demanding from the WWF are not justified.

The head of utilities, telecoms and media giant Vivendi has ruled out bidding for U.S. broadcaster DirecTV, but reiterated he would welcome a partnership with media magnate Rupert Murdoch -- seen as one of DirecTV's suitors.

Zoo Media Corporation has been chosen to host and produce the official Lincoln Rugby League World Cup 2000 web site.