Media

More tennis fans than ever before enjoyed a 'virtual seat' at Wimbledon?s grass courts this year, after total traffic to its official web site saw it become the most highly trafficked official Grand Slam site in history.

The 2000 WNBA All-Star Game will reach viewers in 154 countries around the globe in 23 different languages via 37 telecasters, according to NBA sources.

The NHL?s Toronto Maple Leafs have confirmed the sale of its 69-year-old Maple Leaf Gardens arena.

Extreme International has signed an agreement with Yes Satellite TV to distribute its Extreme Sports Channel in Israel.

The Television Corporation (TTC), the UK-based television production and distribution company, has signed a contract with APBA Offshore, the world?s largest powerboat organisation, to create the Ultracatz Global Challenge, a new Grand Prix powerboat race series.

Thomas E. Chaffee, vice-president and director of Ladbroke USA, is to leave his post at the end of the week.

Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis has said that preparations for the 2004 Athens Olympics were in a "state of emergency" following International Olympic Committee (IOC) warnings in April.

Australian sports betting firm Centrebet has moved from its offices on the Pioneer Park racecourse.

Website Internetsoccer.com is to broadcast live audio ? via the web ? of the US national soccer team?s first World Cup qualifying game for the 2002 Finals.

A new boxing website goes live this week ? launched to coincide with the heavyweight championship bout between Lennox Lewis and Frans Botha.

Baseball.TV has webcast the US? first graphically-enhanced play-by-play analysis of each All-Star Game pitcher's performance and batter's result online in real-time during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Atlanta.

Ernst & Young has entered into a three year sponsorship agreement with the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) as the Official Professional Services Firm.

The eSynch Corporation has signed a deal to be the exclusive provider of a next generation media player that will enhance the broadband multi-media content at NBC?s web site devoted to coverage of this summer?s Olympics.

FIFA's executive committee will discuss an overhaul of the system for selecting hosts for future World Cups at its meeting next month..

A furious row has blown up after UK commercial station Channel 4?s consortium decided to withdraw its $775m offer for terrestrial TV rights to British horse racing.

UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 could withdraw its offer for the rights to televised races at English horse racing?s Super 12 group of racetracks, according to The Guardian newspaper.