Media
UEFA REGULATE TO PROTECT DOMESTIC SOCCER ON TV
Soccer may be the global game but UEFA have updated regulations that prevent "foreign" matches being broadcast at peak times during domestic programmes.
ENIC SELLS INTEREST IN GREEK SOCCER SIDE
British leisure company ENIC Plc has announced it has sold part of its interest in the Greek football club AEK PAE (AEK Athens) to NetMed BV, a subsidiary of US-listed media group MIH Limited .
BSKYB ‘SET TO LOSE PREMIER LEAGUE STRANGLEHOLD’ – REPORT
A landmark London court ruling expected on Wednesday is set to break pay television giant British Sky Broadcasting's (BSkyB) stranglehold on coverage of English Premier League soccer, according to London's the Independent on Sunday newspaper.
KIRCH SNAPS UP SWISS SPORTS RIGHT FIRM
German media group Kirch has agreed to buy Swiss sports rights marketing company CWL Telesport & Marketing AG in a move to expand its international soccer business.
RFU PLANS COMMERCIAL RE-ORGANISATION
England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) is looking to reorganise itself along commercial lines in a move which could see it launch its own entertainment division, according to UK press reports.
CBS AND NCAA IN POST 2002 CONTRACT TALKS
CBS and the NCAA are in talks to extend their broadcast rights agreement to the Division I basketball tournament.
NHL BUSINESS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS INCREASING PLAYER SALARIES
Media research firm, Paul Kagan Associates (PKA), has reported that average NHL player salaries have increased faster than for any other major league sport over the past seven years
PROSIEBENSAT.1 SHARES SLUMP AS KIRCH MEDIA CONSIDERS MERGER
Kirch Gruppe, the German media group run by movie mogul Leo Kirch, is to merge Kirch Media, its free-TV and rights business into the stock market listed television broadcaster ProSieben-SAT.1, to create German?s largest listed media company.
STAFF RESHUFFLE AT RIVALS.NET
Rivals.net, the Chrysalis-based sports network, has said goodbye to two of its management staff as part of a company restructure.
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE TO GET US TV COVERAGE
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has signed a deal with Houston-based broadcast firm USFR Media Group to show match coverage throughout the US on the America One Television Network.
SPORTSWORLD MEDIA TO SELL ITS AUSTRALIAN TV AD BUSINESS
Sportsworld Media Group, the London-based sports marketing group, has confirmed that it is in talks with Australian-based Southern Cross Broadcasting about selling its Aussie TV advertising sales business.
LADBROKES PUSHES ONLINE OFFERING IN POOL SPONSORSHIP
UK-based bookmaker Ladbrokes has signed a sponsorship deal with the World Pool Masters in a bid to promote its online gambling business.
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SEVEN NETWORK GETS ROLE ON SOCCER AUSTRALIA BOARD
Soccer Australia has forged ahead with its decision to give its primary broadcaster the Seven Network a larger role in the running of the sport by announcing the appointment of senior executive Shane Wood to the Soccer Australia Board.
SA FREE CHANNEL WINS 2002 WORLD CUP RIGHTS
South African terrestrial channel e.tv has secured the exclusive TV rights to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
BORO FIRST TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW TV RIGHTS REGULATIONS
English Premiership soccer club Middlesbrough has become the first to take advantage of the relaxation in the TV rights regulations which allows clubs to broadcast full footage of their league games after a specified time delay.
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SONICS SIGN NEW TV DEAL AND PREPARE NEW LOOK
NBA team the Seattle Sonics is to unveil a new team logo and strip next week in a bid to reflect the change in management and whip up support in the team ? and has just signed a new exclusive TV deal.
BRAZILIAN PAY-TV SUBSCRIBERS RISE BY 3%
Figures released by national industry organisation Asociacion Brasilena de Telecomunicaciones por Suscripcion (ABTA) have shown that the number of pay-TV subscribers in Brazil rose by 3 percent in this year?s first quarter.
ESPN TO OFFER ASIAN VERSION OF SPORTS NEWS SHOW
US sports broadcaster ESPN is launching an Asian version of its flagship news show SportsCenter on its network in the region, ESPN Star Sports (ESS).