Media

Top officials of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU), which groups the world?s major associations of broadcasters, are meeting in Lucerne today and tomorrow to discuss the transition to digital broadcasting ? among the topics being the issue of sports rights.

Major League Baseball?s plans to triple its broadcast rights in 2001 have been snubbed by two of the US?s leading broadcasters.

Former London Metropolitan police chief Paul Condon has been appointed to head the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption body set up to eradicate match-fixing from the game.

Phnom Penh police have ordered dozens of illegal betting shops to close due to mounting concern over a gambling frenzy sparked by the Euro 2000 football championships which had led to near riots.

A former commissioner of London?s Metropolitan police force has been named the new anti-corruption chief of cricket?s governing body.

The BBC has secured exclusive live television rights for Liverpool?s UEFA Cup campaign next season.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest professional services organisation, has reached an agreed in principle with the National Hockey League to look at implementing the first business-to-business internet initiative in professional sports.

Top broadcasters from Europe and around the world will travel to Switzerland this week for events in Lucerne marking the 50th birthday of the European Broadcasting Union, whose members include every public service broadcaster in Europe.

Euro2000.com has won a lawsuit in France against European soccer?s governing body UEFA.

Kenya's High Court has stopped elections for the national athletics body scheduled to have taken place at the weekend, according to local media reports.

Police have arrested 15 people in Hong Kong in connection with illegal soccer bookmaking involving about HK$18 million (US$2.3 million).

While millions of soccer fans settle down on Sunday to watch the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, some might be tempted to flip television channels to catch a glimpse of the American variety's championship game.

Gary Newman, the newly elected president and CEO of Choice Sports Network, has rescinded the company?s agreement to acquire www.cricmania.com and has accepted the resignation of Atul Mehta as president and director of the company.

British athletics governing body UK Athletics has won a top marketing award for its brand development.

European van firm LDV has signed as the main sponsor of Scottish Premier League soccer team St Mirren.

A new media giant has emerged on the European scene, hoping to satisfy Europe?s growing market for media content - including sports content.