Media
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).
BBC LOOKS FOR ITV?S WEAKEST LINK
UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC is to run a celebrity version of its hit quiz show `The Weakest Link? against main rival ITV?s debut of its highlights coverage of English Premiership soccer.
FOX SPORTS WORLD ESPANOL WINS MLB RIGHTS
Spanish language cable network Fox Sports World Espanol has signed a deal for the television rights to the 2001 Major League Baseball (MLB) play-offs and the World Series.
NINE NETWORK SCOOPS TENNIS MASTERS CUP
Australia?s Nine Network will be the official broadcaster for the Tennis Masters Cup which will be held in Sydney from November 12-18 at the Sydney SuperDome.
PODIA GROUP LAUNCHES JUVENTUS ONLINE GAME
Podia Group plc, the UK AIM-listed sports marketing company formerly known as e-comsport, has launched an online interactive game with Italian soccer giants Juventus.
ARGENTINE SOCCER PLAYERS PLAN NEW STRIKE
Argentine soccer players are planning to go on strike for the second time this year over unpaid wages and bonuses.
BRADMAN IN AUCTION ROW
The late Don Bradman's son John and the Bradman Foundation have appealed for people to stop profiting from the sale of the cricket legend's letters.
FRANK WARREN LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE VIDEO CHANNEL
Sports network Sportev has launched the world?s first online interactive boxing video channel just a few weeks after signing an exclusive agreement with boxing promoter Frank Warren.
POWER LEISURE LOOKS TO MOVE FROM IRELAND TO THE UK
Power Leisure, the Irish-based bookmaker, has put additional pressure on the Irish government to further cut betting duty after announcing plans to move its online and telephone operations to the UK where the nine percent betting tax on punters will be scrapped on October 6.
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DRINKS FIRMS BATTLE OVER WORLD CUP DEAL
US drinks conglomerate Ambev could be kicked into touch by Coca Cola in the South American publicity stakes for soccer?s 2002 World Cup.
BSKYB LAUNCHES NEW DIGITAL SET-TOP BOX
UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB has unveiled a new digital set-top box which will allow sports fans to pause live broadcasts and record one programme whilst watching another.
PGA TOUR PAID $900M FOR TV RIGHTS, SAYS REPORT
The PGA Tour will receive about $900 million from six US broadcast and a cable networks to show its tournaments from 2003 though 2007, according to The Wall Street Journal.
SPORT WEBSITE SPONSORSHIP A ‘$453M BUSINESS’, SAYS NEW REPORT
Global spending on sponsorship of sports websites has reached $453 million according to a new report published jointly by SportBusiness Information Resources and Sponsorship Research International (SRi)
KIRCH IN TALKS WITH FIFA OVER ISL BROADCASTING RIGHTS
Kirch, Germany?s second-largest media company is reported to have started talks with FIFA about acquiring further broadcasting rights to the next two soccer World Cups.
EXCLUSIVE: FIBA IN TALKS WITH NEW MARKETING GIANT AFTER ISL COLLAPSE
Basketball?s governing body FIBA is believed to be locked in talks with sport marketing?s new super group after the collapse of ISL.
CORRUPTION REPORT PAINTS DISTURBING PICTURE FOR CRICKET
A conspiracy of silence has surrounded corruption in world cricket, the first report of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit has said.
BBC SET TO WIN RUGBY UNION RIGHTS
The BBC could this week win a battle with UK-based pay-TV group BSkyB for the rights to broadcast English international and domestic rugby union matches.