Media
BLUE JAYS ? CABLE CO TAKES CONTROL
Rogers Communications Inc. , Canada's largest cable company, bought an 80 percent stake in Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays for $112 million, and now has its sights on bringing a football franchise to the city. For full details see the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com.
THE BLUE JAYS SET TO LAND IN NEW HANDS
Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's largest cable firm and a fast-growing media conglomerate, has confirmed it expected to conclude a deal for Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays "within the next few weeks". For the full details, see the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com.
BETTING PROBE OPENED INTO ITALIAN CUP MATCH
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has opened a probe into a domestic cup match which was the subject of suspiciously heavy betting.
SPECULATION SWIRLS THAT TORONTO BLUE JAYS TO BE SOLD
Rumours continued to swirl that Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays were about to be sold to media powerhouse Rogers Communications Inc. , but both the potential suitor and the team's current owner refused to comment on whether the two sides are in the final innings of a blockbuster deal.
UNITED SPORT EXTREME WAKE UP CALL
The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with United Sport to broadcast Wake Up!
YANKEES NO FANS OF REVENUE SHARING
A Major League Baseball committee report suggesting that the all the league's teams share 40-50 percent of their local revenue is likely to receive a cool reaction from the New York Yankees.
BRAZILIAN CLUB LAUNCHES WEB SITE AS PART OF NEW SPORT & MEDIA NETWORK
Brazilian soccer club Corinthians has launched a new official club web site ? to form part of the PSN.com network.
EU THREATENS WTO CASE OVER OLYMPICS NEWS POLICY
The European Union has warned Australia it may complain to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over restrictions on foreign television access to the Sydney Olympic games.
SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX COMES TO CARDIFF
The 2001 British Speedway Grand Prix will be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
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.
CLUBS GAIN UPPER HAND IN CHINESE VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
The Chinese national volleyball association has decided to loosen its grip on China?s volleyball clubs by offering them the opportunity to run their own league matches.
FOOTBALL POOLS COMPANY LAUNCHES TELE-BET SERVICE
Littlewoods Leisure are to launch a new #2million top prize football pools service, which viewers will be able to access via their ordinary television remote controls
TICKETMASTER BUYS FAN LOYALTY SYSTEM
Ticketmaster, a division of USA Networks's Information and Services unit, has purchased Essential Data Control Systems (EDCS) by acquiring the majority of the company's assets, including the Fan Loyalty System.
BASEBALL OWNERS AWAIT ECONOMIC REPORT
Baseball owners will meet in New York tomorrow to receive the much-anticipated report from their latest economic study committee.
US TEAM GETS LIVE WEB AUDIO COVERAGE
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.
SPORTS PORTAL RAISES $11m IN LATEST FUNDING DRIVE
SportsYA! the Spanish and Portugese-language sports portal has secured a capital investment of $11million in its latest round of financing.
SPORTEL TO EXPAND OUTREACH TO NEW MEDIA EXHIBITORS AND ADVERTISERS
Sportel, the international meeting place for the television distribution and programming market, is expanding its outreach to new media and advertising companies for SPORTEL's 11th International Sports Television Convention, to be held in Monte Carlo November 5-8, 2000.
CONDON TO HEAD ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMITTEE
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.