Media
LA BIDS TO HOST OLYMPICS FOR HISTORIC 3RD TIME
Los Angeles has made a bid to host the summer Olympic Games for an unprecedented third time, saying it had the finance, facilities and experience that would allow Olympic officials to "sleep at night."
ATHENS CHIEF SAYS SHOCK RESIGNATION WILL NOT UPSET PREPARATIONS FOR GAMES
Greek Olympic chief Gianna Angelopoulos said on Monday that the sudden resignation of her number two would not upset the Athens 2004 Games preparations.
AFL TV RIGHTS BID DELAYED
Bids for the Australian Football League (AFL) television rights will not meet the December 1 deadline set by the AFL.
ARROWS SPONSOR DEAL IN DOUBT CLAIMS REPORT
The $15m-a-year sponsorship of the Arrows Formula One team by telecommunications company Orange could be jeopardy, according to media speculation.
BBC MAN KAZA TO JOIN KAMERA
European internet TV company Kamera, has recruited Andrew Kaza as a new member of the board.
RUGBY UNION ENGLAND STARS AMONG THE BEST PAID
England's top rugby union players, who have gone on strike over pay, are among the best paid in the world despite financial problems in the domestic game.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MOVES TO SPARK INTERNET
Major League Baseball has plucked a well-regarded executive from the ranks of corporate America to help its fledgling Internet business.
IOC DENIES THREAT TO MOVE ATHENS GAMES
International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Dick Pound said on Wednesday that Athens was far behind in preparing the 2004 Olympics but denied the IOC was considering moving the Games.
HORSE RACING DEAL KEEPS BBC IN FRAME
Go Racing, a consortium including Sky TV and Channel Four, said it had agreed a deal that could ensure the BBC continues to cover horseracing.
RUGBY ROLE FOR OCTAGON?S PAUL VAUGHAN
Paul Vaughan, executive vice president of Octagon Marketing is set to become the next commercial director of the Rugby Football Union (RFU).
GROWTH IN GERMAN DIGITAL TV UPTAKE, SAYS REPORT
Germany's digital TV market is finally showing signs of growth, according to figures released by a German consumer electronics association.
FURTHER BLOW AS SPONSOR PULLS PLUG ON CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP
English cricket has been dealt another devastating sponsor blow after PPP Healthcare decided not to continue its sponsorship of the County Championship.
NASCAR APPOINTS NEW VP OF BROADCASTING
NASCAR has appointed Paul Brooks to oversee a new office that the sanctioning body is opening in Los Angeles to help provide a stronger presence on the West Coast.
AUSTRALIA?S TEN NETWORK OFFERS VIRTUAL MELBOURNE CUP
Australia?s Ten Network and sports graphics company Pineapplehead Ltd will broadcast a virtual Melbourne Cup race before the officially gets underway next month.
WORLD WRESTLING TO EXPAND TV AUDIENCE
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. (WWFE) has signed distribution deals with Bulgarian, Japanese and Russian TV companies in an effort to expand its Asian and Eastern European audiences.
TELSTRA REPORTS OLYMPIC COMMUNICATIONS RECORD
The Sydney Olympic Games represented the largest peacetime communications project in Australia?s history, according to the communications network that handled the traffic.
FOXTEL DEFIES SEVEN NETWORK RULING
An Australian Federal Court ruling, which obliges pay-TV company Foxtel to distribute Seven Network Ltd's C7 Sport channels, could be defied.
NFL CHIEF SEEKS NEW MEDIA PARTNERS
National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has visited a number of Silicon Valley hi-tech companies with the aim of exploring partnerships such as the one announced earlier this week with eBay.