Media
HOCKENHEIM CONFIDENT F1 WILL STAY
Hockenheim should remain the venue of the German Grand Prix providing it undergoes a major facelift, Baden-Wuerttemberg State Premier Erwin Teufel has said.
PAYFORVIEW.COM SECURES SOCCER INTERNET RIGHTS
PayForView.com, integrated on-line and off-line entertainment company, has acquired the internet broadcast rights to two international soccer games: The USA woman's championship team versus. Norway on July 30th and the Benfica versus Liverpool game on August 5th.
UKTV PROPOSES SPORTS CHANNEL LAUNCH.
BBC/Telewest commercial joint-venture UKTV is considering plans to launch a commercial sports channel to compete with the dedicated sports channels on BskyB and its digital platform SKYdigital..
FOXSPORTS.COM SIGNS E-COMMERCE DEAL
Foxsports.com, and sporting goods e-commerce firm Global Sports, have formed an exclusive long-term alliance.
INMOTION AND QUOKKA REACH OLYMPICS DEAL
InMotion Technologies has just announced a partnership with NBC Quokka Ventures to produce VideoFinish/ SimulCam broadcast images for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
SPORTSWORLD MEDIA FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN RETIRES
British sports and media company Sportsworld Media Group Plc?s founder and chairman Jeff Chapman has announced his retirement to pursue other interests in the sports and leisure industry.
ZAMBIA SELLS WC QUALIFIER BROADCAST RIGHTS
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has awarded full broadcast rights for radio and television to the home World Cup qualifiers involving Angola, Cameroon and Libya to Indicom Sports and Events management through Winners World Wide Sports International Zambia Limited.
OAKLAND A?S GO INTERACTIVE
Microsoft WebTV Networks, and the Oakland A's are to air 24 of the team?s baseball games on the Microsoft WebTV Plus service.
SPORTASIA.COM APPOINTS DENTSU SPORTS MARKETING DIRECTOR
Sportasia.com, the Asian internet sports content producer, syndicator and distributor, has appointed Ikuya Tanaka of Dentsu?s Sports Marketing Division as a board director.
ECCLESTONE SET TO SELL CHUNK OF F1 HOLDING COMPANY
Grand Prix chief Bernie Ecclestone and German media company EM.TV are considering selling a chunk of their Formula One holding company SLEC to soothe European Commission regulatory concerns.
SKY SPORTS NAMES CHIEF FOR NEW E-COMMERCE VENTURE
UK satellite and digital broadcaster BSkyB has appointed a chief executive for its new multi-platform sports retail venture, Skysportsstore.com.
CRICKETERS TO GET SPY TO BEAT CORRUPTION
Pakistan cricketers, dogged by allegations of corruption, will have an undercover agent assigned to spy on them during home and away tours, according to local media reports.
ORAD ADDS TO SPORTS PRODUCTION ARSENAL
Orad Hi-Tec Systems has signed an agreement to acquire Numeric Video S.A. of France.
LIVERPOOL SIGNS WEB BROADCAST DEAL
English Premier League soccer club Liverpool is to broadcast games on the internet in a $20m deal with Granada Media.
CLEAR CHANNEL EXTENDS NZ CRICKET SPONSORSHIP
New Zealand Cricket has extended its sponsorship agreement with Clear Channel, the Texas-based media company.
ESPN KICKS-OFF SCOTTISH SOCCER COVERAGE
ESPN Pacific Rim and ESPN Latin America are to broadcast live coverage of two of the top games in soccer?s Scottish Premier League to open its coverage of the new season.
KOREANS EXPECT MLB BROADCAST RIGHTS HIKE
Korean broadcasters can expect to pay twice the current rate for broadcast rights to Major League baseball games when the present deal expires this season.
HUNGARIAN FA SECURES NEW TV DEAL
The Hungarian FA has sold the TV rights to first division matches for the next three years to Hungarian TV channel MTV and Dutch cable firm UPC, in a HUF3.1bn (#7.5m) deal.