Media
MORE WEB PAIN AS BROADBAND GOES BUST
Another dot com has gone bust with Los Angeles-based sports media company BroadbandSports forced to shut down.
E-MEDIA AND VIDEO SPORT.COM TO DELIVER PPV FOOTBALL
The e-commerce streaming company, e-Media, Inc, has teamed up with VideoSport.com to deliver live, pay-per-view (PPV) webcasts of more than 150 professional European soccer matches over the next two years to fans worldwide.
MAPLE LEAF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT TO LAUNCH 24-HOUR CHANNEL
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the parent company for the NHL's Maple Leafs, the NBA's Toronto Raptors and the owners of the Air Canada Centre are set to debut a 24-hour channel devoted to the Maple Leafs in September.
DIGITAL MEDIA SEEKS STAKE IN BOXING GROUP
Digital Sport, the website operator, is in discussions with Sports Network Group, the UK-based boxing promoters owned by Frank Warren, to take a stake in the company.
PLAY – SPORT NEW MEDIA LAUNCH CRICKET NETWORK
A new network of websites aimed at uniting the UK?s domestic cricket community, and supported by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was launched at Lord?s Cricket Ground in London last night.
LEWIS SIGNS $1.6m DEAL WITH BBC
Heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis is today signing a $1.6m deal with the BBC ? a key victory for the broadcaster as it looks to rebuild its sports portfolio.
ILLEGAL SINGAPORE BETTING STILL GENERATING $5.72m
Despite crackdowns and steep penalties, illegal betting on horse racing in Singapore is still a bustling S$10 million (US$5.72 million) a month business.
ESPN GETS INTERACTIVE IN TEST WITH NHL AND X GAMES
ESPN - in conjunction with several of its affiliates and advertisers and the National Hockey League - will conduct a single-screen interactive television test during NHL All-Star Saturday and the Winter X Games on February 3.
UK BANK TO BUY HALF SHARE IN EM.TV, SAY SOURCES
A small British investment bank is ready to buy EM.TV's 50 percent stake in Formula One holding company SLEC, challenging media giant Kirch's bid to rescue the debt-laden firm, industry sources revealed.
FORMER CRICKET STAR JOINS PCA MANAGEMENT
Former Kent County Cricket Club captain Steve Marsh has joined the UK?s Professional Cricketers Association?s commercial arm, PCA Management Ltd.
PREMIER WARNS OF OLYMPIC PARK ?WHITE ELEPHANT?
New South Wales Premier has warned that Sydney's main Olympic venues will remain a drain on taxpayers for years, with public funds being used to subsidise some big events.
SEVEN NETWORK CONSIDERS BASKETBALL RIGHTS
Australia?s Seven Network is eyeing up the country?s National Basketball League (NBL) broadcast rights in the event of it losing the broadcast rights to Australian Football League (AFL) matches.
SWAN QUITS AS DIRECTOR OF BETTING NETWORK
Clive Swan, chairman of the leading independent online retailer unbeatable.co.uk has announced his resignation as non executive director of Firststake Plc - the OFEX traded retail betting network.
U>DIRECT JOINS FOOTBALL BIDDING WAR
Pay-per-view television company U>direct, which earlier this year covered England?s World Cup qualifying match away against Finland, is understood to be bidding for the re-structured pay-per-view rights to England?s Premier League.
TOTTENHAM SHARES SURGE AFTER REPORTS THAT SUGAR WILL SELL
Shares in English premier league soccer club Tottenham Hotspur Plc have surged after weekend newspapers reported that the club's chairman, Alan Sugar, would sell his stake.
AUS GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR FREE TV GUARANTEES.
The Australian government has warned football leagues and media outlets that it won't tolerate a reduction in the amount of football shown on free-to-air television.
EU LEADERS TO RECOGNISE SPORT’S "SPECIAL STATUS?
European Union leaders are ready this week to recognise that sport enjoys a special status in the bloc, but will fall short of granting it any exceptions from EU law.
SINGAPORE SOCCER STARS SET FOR LIE-DETECTORS
Soccer players in Singapore may face lie-detector tests next year as the local league battles to stamp out match-fixing and restore the confidence of bettors.