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Sportech PLC, the holding company for Littlewoods Leisure, the pools betting company it acquired in September 2000, has reported that its telephone and online sports betting customer base grew to over 208,000 registered customers in the six months to June 30.
Media

US broadcaster CNBC will premiere `Golf Portfolio? on September 9 ? a feature-driven, 30-minute magazine show exploring the global arena of golf and business.
Business

US sports network ESPN2 is set to become the fastest cable broadcaster to reach 80 million households in September, according to predictions made by Nielsen Media Research.
Media

Latin American pay-TV broadcaster, Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has appointed Luis Baraldi to the post of vice president for programming, production and operations.
Media

The president of Russian premier division soccer side Fakel Voronezh has resigned following the death of a woman during the half-time interval of a 5-0 defeat by Spartak Moscow last weekend, club officials have confirmed.
Media

At least four English Premiership soccer clubs will have launched dedicated digital radio stations on the Sky satellite television platform within the next few weeks.
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Business

UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has appointed Stephen Lupi as its new head of finance for BBC Resources Outside Broadcasts.
Media

Content provider TEAMtalk Media Group has extended its SMS subscription services by going trilingual.
Events

Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Cleveland Indians has denied reports that coverage of its matches would only be available on pay-TV platforms next season.
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Business

Germany's state broadcaster ARD and media group Kirch have ended their row over German soccer broadcasting rights by reaching a joint agreement.
Media

The Brickyard 400 NASCAR race held on Sunday delivered the largest television audience in the history of the event with 20 million viewers tuning in to host broadcaster NBC?s coverage.
Business

Rugby Football League?s (RFL) chairman Sir Rodney Walker has told sportbusiness.com that a new knock-out competition could be introduced to exist alongside the Super League and Challenge Cup.
Media

Rivals.net, the Chrysalis-based sports network, has appointed Clair Porteous as its first marketing manager.
Business

Cash-strapped Future Network, the UK-based publisher of the official Manchester United magazine, said it was in talks `with a number of parties? about selling the company.
Events

UK satellite broadcaster Sky Sports has secured the exclusive live rights to the UEFA Cup home ties involving English Premiership clubs Leeds United and Chelsea.
Events

Spanish language pay-TV operator Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has announced that it has acquired the live rights to Mexican football for Latin America excluding Brazil.
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UK online gambling company Sportingbet.com has acquired SportsBook, a major US-focused internet sports bookmaker, for $51million (?58m).
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Business

UK satellite TV operator BSkyB Plc says it is on track to reach positive cashflow by the end of 2001 after signing up 940,000 new subscribers in the financial year just ended, taking its total to 5.45 million.