Media
EAGLES GO FOR IMADGINE
The NFL?s Philadelphia Eagles have signed virtual advertising company Imadgine Video Systems for its pre season games.
SYDNEY OLYMPICS BUDGET BLOWS OUT TO A$2.6 BLN
Sydney 2000 Olympics organisers have said the cost of staging the Games had blown up by A$150 million (US$90 million), largely because of an increase in the number of events.
ADIDAS SEEKS SPONSORSHIP CHANGES
Sports equipment group Adidas said it had benefited from the 1998 soccer World Cup but added that in future only official sponsors should have international commercial rights.
RECORD LEVY YIELD ANNOUNCED
British Horseracing received a boost when the Horserace Betting Levy Board's Annual Report announced a growth of more than one percent in betting turnover on racing in 1997/8.
CHANNEL 5 GO LIVE WITH NFL DEAL
English Channel 5 has become the NFL's terrestrial partner under a new deal signed to broadcast weekly games live.
REAL MADRID PRESIDENT REVEALS SUPER LEAGUE INTEREST
Real Madrid are the latest top European club to reveal their involvement in talks aimed at setting up a new European Super League.
UNIVERSAL NETS MUTV
Universal McCann has picked up the media planning and buying account for the launch of new TV channel Manchester United TV.
TELEPUI SNAPS UP TOP ITALIAN SOCCER RIGHTS
Canal Plus, the French media group, says four top Italian soccer teams had awarded exclusive broadcasting rights to Telepiu, its 90%-owned Italian subsidiary.
UNITED FANS TO FIGHT TAKE-OVER
Manchester United fans vowed on Wednesday to fight every inch of the way to stop their club being taken over by Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB.
CABLEVISION MAKES CASH/STOCK OFFER TO STEINBRENNER
Talks have heated up in Cablevision System Corp.'s negotiations to buy the New York Yankees, with an offer that could leave the Yankess owner controlling three of the regions pro-sports franchises.
FUTURE CONTROL OF MCG IN BALANCE
The Melbourne Cricket Club could lose the right to run the world famous Melbourne Cricket Ground under the State Government's radical plan to "professionalise" the ground's management by removing sports clubs and politicians.
DEBARTOLO LIKELY TO PLEAD ON TUESDAY
San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. looks set to enter a plea bargain Tuesday in connection with the investigation of former Gov. Edwin Edwards, a move which could help his bid to regain control of the team.
ENGLISH CRICKET SET FOR SWITCH TO C4?
The English Cricket Board is expected to announce that home Test matches will be screened by Channel 4 when its current agreement with the BBC ends in 2000.
PAKISTAN OFFICIAL SAYS CLAIMS A CONSPIRACY
A senior Pakistani cricket official has said that accusations of gambling and match-fixing were part of a conspiracy aimed at ruining the reputations of some of the country's international players.
UK COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS LAUNCH DIGITAL TV
Britain's commercial television companies have said they are to launch the country's sixth terrestrial television channel, ITV2, on December 7 with the declared aim of capturing younger viewers.
FIFA CONFIRMS OLYMPIC AGE LIMITS
The Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments, Sydney 2000, has reaffirmed their ruling on age limits, and announced that the Men's Olympic final will be played in Sydney's new Olympic Stadium.
SYDNEY OLYMPICS WINS A$200 MILLION GST TAX BREAK
The Sydney Olympics won a A$200 million tax break from the national government's proposed goods and services tax (GST), a spokesman for state Olympics minister Michael Knight has said.
TPS TO LAUNCH INTERACTIVE SOCCER NEWS SERVICE
French digital satellite TV service Television par Satellite (TPS) said on Wednesday that it will launch an interactive soccer news channel from December 19.