Belgium
ESPN CLASSIC SPORT LAUNCHES IN PORTUGAL
ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.
ESPN CLASSIC SPORT LAUNCHES IN PORTUGAL
ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.
ESPN CLASSIC SPORT TO DEBUT IN BELGIUM
ESPN Classic Sport is set to launch in Belgium on Monday, following a carriage deal secured with leading Belgian cable operator Telenet.
THE WEEK THAT WAS…
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.
EUROPEAN LEAGUES TO FORM PRESSURE GROUP
Fifteen European soccer leagues, including those from England, Italy, Spain, Germany and France plan to form a federation to ensure their voices are heard in dealings with UEFA and the European Union.
NEW POSITION FOR LOTTO’S LANDI
Alberto Landi is Lotto Sport Italia’s new marketing and communication director.
BRUSSELS PULLS OUT
Brussels has withdrawn from the race to host the 2009 World Athletics Championships due to financial difficulties, officials have announced.
NORDIC WORLD CUP RIGHTS DEAL
Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with a group of leading Nordic broadcasters for a substantial package of rights to FIFA’s top events, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
UEFA IN HOMEGROWN TALENT PLEA
UEFA has urged its member associations to embrace proposals to "create a level playing field" by introducing a Europe-wide policy on clubs using homegrown players.
INFRONT SECURE CZECH WORLD CUP RIGHTS
Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with Czech TV for the television rights of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in the Czech Republic.
THE WEEK THAT WAS…
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews some of the issues of the past seven days
INFRONT SECURE WORLD CUP RIGHTS
Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement for the television rights to the 2006 FIFA World CupTM for the territory defined as French-speaking Belgium.
TALKSPORT IN BBC SPAT
UK radio station TalkSport has complained to the European Commission that the BBC overpaid for its three-year deal to broadcast live Premiership football.
Nations set for 2012 push
Scotland and Ireland are set to team up once again to present a joint bid to stage the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.
IAAF’s Euro bids
Europe will host the 2009 IAAF World Championships after the final bids to stage the athletics showcase were received by the sport’s governing body.
Financial backing for Champions Tour
The Stanford Financial Group has signed up as official sponsor of the rankings on tennis’ Delta Tour of Champions.
G14 hopes for Swiss support
The G14 hopes to discover later this month if Swiss competition chiefs will push for further action against FIFA in the on-going row over the use of players for international tournaments.
G14 meeting next week
European soccer lobby group the G14 will meet in Brussels next week to consider its next move.