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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.
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The Sydney Olympic Games represented the largest peacetime communications project in Australia?s history, according to the communications network that handled the traffic.
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An Australian Federal Court ruling, which obliges pay-TV company Foxtel to distribute Seven Network Ltd's C7 Sport channels, could be defied.
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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.
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The World Wrestling Federation Entertainment has signed a multi-million dollar television distribution agreement in Japan.
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The woman running a race against the clock to stage the 2004 Olympics in Athens has dismissed talk that the city could lose the Games and said the Greek capital would lay on a sporting show to rival Sydney's success.
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Fox has offered Major League Baseball about $2.5 billion in a bid to land the sport's entire post-season package from 2001-06.
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Virtual technology giant Orad is set to acquire German firm Xync in a deal worth around $15m.
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Leading extreme and action sports television distributor Extreme International Ltd has signed a long-term television distribution deal with digital media company Broadband Interactive Group (BIG).
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The Irish Football Association has won unanimous approval from the South Dublin County Council (SDCC) for planning permission to build the new home for Irish soccer, Eircom Park.
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Sports graphics company Pineapplehead has signed a five-year contract with Channel 9 to provide all graphics for Australian cricket television coverage as well as scoring and statistics management.
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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.
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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.
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The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has opened a probe into a domestic cup match which was the subject of suspiciously heavy betting.
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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.
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The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with United Sport to broadcast Wake Up!
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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.
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Brazilian soccer club Corinthians has launched a new official club web site ? to form part of the PSN.com network.