Prosiebensat.1 feel the heat of advertising downturn
German commercial TV group, ProSiebenSat.1 Media is the latest to feel the effect of the sinking advertising market after it reported a 3 percent decrease in its revenues for the first half of the year.
Austar goes further into the red
Australia’s second largest pay-TV provider Austar United Communications has seen its operating losses widen in its latest set of financial results.
Sonics sign new TV deal and prepare new look
NBA team the Seattle Sonics is to unveil a new team logo and strip next week in a bid to reflect the change in management and whip up support in the team – and has just signed a new exclusive TV deal.
Teamtalk extends its soccer SMS service
Content provider TEAMtalk Media Group has extended its SMS subscription services by going trilingual.
Vodafone head race to win real sponsorship
Telecommunications company Vodafone has emerged as one of the front runners to strike a deal with Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid as its shirt sponsor.
ITV Sport confirms talks with Sky over carriage
ITV Sport – the new premium UK digital channel – has confirmed to sportbusiness.com that it is in talks with rival platform Sky over a possible deal.
Cops call for soccer TV cash investment
UK police chiefs have called upon wealthy English soccer clubs to use money generated by multi-billion dollar TV deals to fund the fight against a new rise in hooliganism.
Violent argentinian soccer fans denied tickets
Argentine football club, Central, has unanimously rejected calls from violent supporters clubs for free tickets and payment.
Easy rider as executive quits to join kangaroos
Aussie Rules investigations manager Michael Easy is quitting the AFL to become chief executive of the Kangaroos.
Toyota renews sponsorship with crows
Motor manufacturer Toyota has renewed its sponsorship of Australia’s Adelaide Crows AFL team.