Media
YAZAKI SPONSORS SPEEDVISION WORLD CHALLENGE RACING TEAM
Yazaki North America, a supplier of vehicle power and data solutions to the automotive industry, has expanded its involvement in motor sports through a sponsorship agreement with LC Racing.
SAIL TAKES STAKE IN ENIC
Luna Corporation, the holding company for the South African sport and media company, SAIL, has acquired 4million ENIC shares worth R56m, in a part share swap deal which gives Richemont SA and the Rembrandt Group a 22% and 14% stake in Luna Corporation.
BELGIUM IN EXTREME TV EXPANSION
The Extreme Sports Channel has extended it reach to include the city of Louvain in Belgium.
TALK SPORT PLANS TO ACQUIRE SPORT FIRST
Kelvin MacKenzie, head of the UK sports radio station Talksport is in talks to buy the newspaper Sport First in a deal that could see the two year-old title valued at more than #15m.
FOOTBALL EXPO 2000 ANNOUNCES FINAL SCORE
Some 1929 soccer business participants were in Cannes last week for Football Expo 2000, an increase of 60% on the attendance at last year?s Expo.
MURDOCH BUYS $58m SHARE IN BLUES
Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB is extending its interests in English Premiership football with the purchase of a 9.9 percent stake in Chelsea Village, the holding company for Chelsea Football Club.
TOYOTA TIE UP WITH YAMAHA
Toyota Motor Corp look set to announce an alliance with Yamaha Motor Co, the world's second largest motorcycle maker, in a bid to strengthen its engine development ahead of its entry into Formula One racing.
BSKYB TO BID #250M FOR WORLD CUP RIGHTS
BSkyB has offered #250million for exclusive UK television rights to the World Cup 2002, according to The Observer newspaper.
UNITED & ARROWS SIGN WITH NEW BETTING SERVICE
Bookmaker Coral has announced the launch of its new UK-based online sports betting service ? and signed up an exclusive deal with soccer club Manchester United and the Formula 1 team Arrows.
STURM FACES CASH DEMAND
Donald Sturm?s failed bid to buy the NHL Avalanche and NBA Nuggets teams could cost him dear after the city of Denver announced it was seeking $137,500 from Sturm after he pulled the plug on the deal.
TOTAL SPORTS LAUNCHES BASKETBALL COACHES SITE
Total Sports, the event-centred online sports media company, has announced the launch an official Web site of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
OPPOSITION GROWS OVER TOTE SELL-OFF
Bookmakers have opposed the British government's decision to sell the state-owned Tote betting business to the racing industry on grounds it would be a virtual monopoly.
MINISTER URGED TO RECONSIDER WEMBLEY PLANS
A British parliamentary watchdog has urged the UK government to reverse its decision to rebuild Wembley into a showpiece soccer stadium with no athletics track.
SPURS AND BSKYB SIGN INTERNET DEAL
BSkyB has signed a long-term agreement with Tottenham Hotspur to design, develop and maintain the club?s Internet site.
AFL UNVEILS NEW WEB PACKAGES
The Australian Football League has launched a number of specially tailored Internet packages ? giving its large overseas fan base the opportunity to access video highlights and audio broadcasts of games.
CONTENT DEAL BRINGS RESULTS TO FANS? PHONES
Online sports media company Total Sports has teamed up with Air2Web ? a wireless web-based infrastructure services provider - to create a wireless application for sports fans to receive updated scores and news on their digital cellular phones.
FAN PROTEST AT FAIRER DISTRIBUTION OF TV CASH
English soccer fans are to lobby the British government at Westminster today after demanding more say in the running of the sport.
ONDIGITAL SERVES UP NEW TENNIS DEAL
UK terrestrial digital broadcaster ONdigital has secured exclusive live coverage of the Tennis Masters Series and the Tennis Masters Cup.