Media

Former Formula One Grand Prix driver, Derek Warwick, has signed a deal to endorse a section of online betting site Firststake.com.

The International Hockey Federation has appointed its media officer for the Sydney Olympics.

The chief executive of UK advertising agency J Walter Thompson has been appointed as chief operating officer of UK cable operator and holders of Premier League pay-per-view rights, NTL.

Gustavo Kuerten will compete in the Sydney Olympics after a deal between sponsors and the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) ended a spat about what he should wear at the Games.

The owner of the Dallas Cowboys has said he wants a new 100,000 stadium ? twice the size of their current home.

Sports graphics company Pineapplehead has signed a five-year contract with Channel 9 to provide all graphics for Australian cricket television coverage as well as scoring and statistics management.

Granada Media has taken 9.9 per cent share in English Premier League soccer club Arsenal in a deal worth $70m.

Downtown Columbus will officially welcome the Nationwide Arena tomorrow as the area's newest venue for major league sports and entertainment.

AC Milan and Lazio want restrictions on foreign players in Italian soccer lifted with Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani even threatening court action to end the current regulations.

Virtual imaging specialist EPSIS Graphics has been selected by French pay-TV Canal+ to provide tactical information and a better look for the broadcasts of French soccer first division matches.

The protracted broadcast rights negotiations over coverage of World Cup 2002 for the Japanese market have finally been concluded.

Chris Akers, who launched Sports Internet as a #2m cash shell and sold it to BSkyB for #301m a year later, is launching another sports-related cash shell on AIM.

Satellite firm PanAmSat will be kept busy during this month?s Olympic Games after signing a number of major deals with key broadcasters and rights holders.

Australian broadcaster Seven Network has asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to urgently arbitrate on the terms and conditions of access for its sports pay channels C7 to the telecommunications company Telstra's cable network.

Satellite television operator British Sky Broadcasting has reached a five-year deal with British pay-TV rival NTL to supply a wide range of its channels to the leading UK cable operator.

Media giant News International has created a new sales channel for sports and leisure goods manufacturers to push their products to market.