Media
CHAMPIONS ARSENAL IN TALKS WITH CARLTON MEDIA COMPANY
English league champions Arsenal are in talks with Britain's Carlton Communications Plc, the television company has said.
NEXT WORLD CUP NOT JUST TO BE ON PAY TV
The consortium that holds exclusive broadcasting rights to the 2002 and 2006 World Cup soccer tournaments will allow the events to be shown on non-subscription television stations, according to an official of consortium member ISL.
CARLTON BACK IN FOR VILLA AND SPURS SAYS TIMES
Media company Carlton Communications has made further approaches to buy an English Premier League soccer club, the Times said on Monday.
UNITED BOARD CHAIRMAN REASSURES FANS
English soccer giants Manchester United have moved to reassure fans and shareholders about the impact of a planned billion dollar takeover of the club by Rupert Murdoch-controlled pay TV firm BSkyB Plc.
RUMMENIGGE CALLS FOR CHANGES TO SOCCER
Soccer matches should be played in three periods instead of two halves to make them more attractive for television, Bayern Munich vice-president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge suggested on Friday.
BBC WINS BACK RIGHTS TO BRITISH ATHLETICS
The BBC has won broadcasting rights to United Kingdom athletics from Channel Four, in a move that will consolidate its position as the sports broadcaster with the broadest range of top events.
TALKS BETWEEN UEFA AND TOP CLUBS BOG DOWN OVER MONEY
The spirit of co-operation between Europe's leading soccer clubs and UEFA was tested on Tuesday when they began discussing the financial aspects of an expanded Champions' League.
CABLEVISION IN DEAL FOR YANKEES
New York Yankees majority owner George Steinbrenner has agreed in principle to sell his stake in the team to media giant Cablevision Systems Corporation in a record-setting deal, New York media has reported.
ITALY SOCCER WANTS MURDOCH, GOVT WARY
The Italian government is increasingly worried that media baron Rupert Murdoch might take control of a pay-TV venture planned with Telecom Italia but the Football League was more welcoming.
ISL AND REDE GLOBO IN BREAKTHROUGH WORLD CUP RIGHTS DEAL
ISL Television has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Brazilian broadcaster Rede Globo for rights to the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.
COURT TO HEAR SOCCER RIGHTS CASE
A British court will next week begin final hearings in a landmark case which could transform the way soccer clubs sell the lucrative television rights to their games.
SYDNEY AND SALT LAKE CITY REASSURE SPONSORS
Sydney and Salt Lake City Olympic officials have sought to reassure potential sponsors and spectators that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was dealing effectively with the biggest scandal in its 104-year history.
CLUB ISSUE EURO BAN AFTER TROUBLE
Dutch soccer club Feyenoord is banning its own fans from European away games for the next year and a half.
THINK-TANK CALLS FOR BLOCK ON MAN UTD TAKE-OVER
England's Football Task Force is being urged to advise the government to block BSkyB's proposed #630m take-over of Premier League Manchester United.
ONDIGITAL TO BROADCAST CHAMPIONS’ LEAGUE
Britain's ONdigital is to televise matches from European soccer's Champions' League live next season as part of a partnership with the ITV commercial TV network.
SYDNEY BUDGET HIT – ORGANISERS BLAME IOC SCANDAL
Organisers of next year's Sydney Olympics have slashed the Games budget, blaming the IOC corruption scandal for putting off potential sponsors.
PLANETFOOTBALL SELLS IN #24M DEAL
UK entrepreneur Peter Wilkinson yesterday picked up his second fortune by selling his website design business Planetfootball for #24m ($46m) to Sports Internet Group, the Aim-listed company.
NEW OWNERSHIP PLAN REVEALED FOR PENGUINS
Fox Sports Net and Sports Management Group (SMG) have stepped up their campaign to buy the bankrupt NHL franchise the Pittsburgh Penguins.