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CSS Stellar ups entertainment focus
CSS Stellar, the UK-based sports and entertainment management company, has acquired PFD, one of Europe’s leading entertainment talent agencies for £22million ($30.9m/B
Juventus IPO before Christmas
Italian Serie A club Juventus is on course to beat German rivals Bayern Munich to the public market with an initial public offering due for December 20.
SecondsOut for Eurosport deal
Boxing website SecondsOut.com has signed a content deal with Eurosport.com.
Manchester United teams up with Sportsetail
Sportsetail, the online and direct mail merchandising business run by broadcaster BSkyB and clothing firm Hay & Robertson, has been awarded the right to distribute Manchester United merchandise.
Spanish clubs ‘facing bankruptcy’ over tax debts
Spanish Primera and Segunda Liga clubs owe the Spanish tax authorities ESP35bn ($180m/B
Selig faces contraction delay?
Major League Baseball’s contraction plans may be delayed by 12 months amid furious moves to prevent two teams being dropped.
Football clubs ‘are suicidal’
The effect of paying £100,000 ($140,000/B
TradingSports to boost brand
Interactive gaming and gambling platform TradingSports has teamed up with sport brand-building consultancy WSM to develop a global strategy for the platform.
UNICEF denies Pele corruption reports
A spokesman for children's fund UNICEF has described as "inaccurate" reports saying Pele's company, Pele Sports and Marketing, had not returned $750,000 (B
Sports bodies join call for tobacco ad ban
Top sports bodies and athletes joined the World Health Organisation (WHO) in calling for a ban on tobacco advertising and smoking at sports events.
Arsenal teams up with Sports.com
English Premier League club Arsenal has teamed up with sports website Sports.com and Granada Broadband to allow punters to bet on matches using the club’s website.
Parma’s website scores hat-trick
MP Web, the new media company of Italian Serie A soccer club AC Parma has announced that website traffic at Parma’s official website has almost tripled in the last month.
Attheraces.com passes final hurdle
Attheraces, the media consortium run by BSkyB, Channel 4 and Arena Leisure, will finally launch its interactive website on December 11 after it received approval from the pools betting operator UK Tote.
Thursday’s Deal Digest
Your potted guide to the day's headline-making deals in the global industry - as reported on sportbusiness.com.
WWF reports soft quarter
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWF) has reported a softening of demand for its events and programming in its second quarter results.
Prost ‘first of many’?
After the Prost Formula One team's collapse, the pressure is on for other 'small' teams.
Lawyer: PFA face ‘uphill battle’ in strike plans
England’s Professional Footballers Association (PFA) will face “an uphill battle” in persuading the courts of the legality of a players’ strike, an expert on commercial sports law has told sportbusiness.com.
Rivals.net survives Chrysalis new media purge
UK media company Chrysalis Group PLC, the owner of the Rivals.net sports network, has reported a full-year loss of nearly £17million ($24m/B