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Not another US premier league deal 8 Feb 07
Media blogBritain’s essential utilities, airports, much of the rail network and even steel manufacturing have all slipped almost unnoticed into foreign ownership.
But when overseas investors start snapping up Premiership football clubs all hell breaks out.
The Sun likened the new American owners of Liverpool to the two wrinklies in The Muppets while Radio Five Live’s Nicky Campbell orchestrated a studio piss-take because one of them used the word franchise instead of club to describe their acquisition.
Gosh wow. We did Tomayto/ Tomarto a long time ago - Get over it. These people have money and expertise in running successful sports teams. It’s only when either one of them (or in the case of our very own British Mark Goldberg, both) is missing that we have a problem.
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Canadian broadcasters to cover Euro 2008 - 9 May 08
Canadian cable television sports channels The Sports Network (TSN) and Rogers Sportsnet (Sportsnet) have agreed to jointly televise live all 31 matches from Euro 2008.
IOC set to receive $2.5bn from broadcasters - 9 May 08
The International Olympic Committee will receive $2.5 billion from broadcasters between 2005 and 2008, according to an analysis by the Reuters news agency.
European IPTV demand grows at 250 per cent - 6 May 08
The number of households worldwide using IPTV services grew from 4.7 million in 2006, to more than 14 million lat year, according to a report by analysts Parks Associates and demand for IPTV services grew by 250 per cent in Europe last year.
Fox Sports and Nine secure ICC rights - 6 May 08
Australian broadcasters, Fox Sports and the Nine Network, agreed a four year deal with ESPN STAR Sports for TV rights for International Cricket Council cricket events from 2008 until 2011.
MP & Silva acquires FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament rights - 2 May 08
MP & Silva acquired the exclusive media rights to the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Women’s and Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan from Dentsu.
NBC agrees largest major network broadcast of equestrian sport - 2 May 08
US network, NBC, acquired the broadcast rights for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games from the World Games 2010 Foundation.
NASN and ESPN Classic launch on Turkish platform - 1 May 08
The North American Sports Network launched today on Turkish DTH platform, DSmart. ESPN Classic is set to follow on June 1.
Japan Consortium wins Olympic broadcast rights - 30 Apr 08
The Japan Consortium, an association of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and NAB (The National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan), has acquired the Japanese broadcasting rights for the Vancouver 2010 and the London 2012 Olympic Games from the International Olympic Committee.
Czech sports channel to launch - 30 Apr 08
A new Czech sports channel named Sport 5 is set to make its debut this Friday
NBC sports to air US Open in primetime - 30 Apr 08
NBC Sports will schedule the final round of this year's US Open golf tournament in primetime for the first time thanks to the event’s west coast location.
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