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EchoStar balks at ESPN Classic fees
EchoStar has removed ESPN Classic from its Dish Network after a dispute with ESPN owners Disney over carriage fees.
Liverpool’s online experiment
English Premier League soccer club Liverpool is set to broadcast its first full game over the internet.
Rivals.com in profit turnaround
Former dot com casualty, Rivals.com sports network, has become cash flow positive just months after its re-launch.
Poll result: Sectors set for new year boom
The new year promises a boom period for stadium naming rights and interactive TV, according to hundreds of industry experts taking part in our online poll.
Disney scores World Cup deal
The Walt Disney Company-owned networks ABC and ESPN have won the US rights to broadcast the next two World Cups and Major League Soccer (MLS) for the next five years, confirming their predicted long-term interest in the sport.
Schumacher insured for $81m
Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has insured himself for $81million (EUR90m) for next season, according to a report in a Swiss magazine.
MLB to re-think labour agreements
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the players association are planning to start negotiations next week to outline plans for a new labour agreement as the game's owners and players try to avoid a ninth shutdown since 1972.
Bayern Munich to become public ‘in three or four years’
Uli Hoeness, the manager of German soccer club Bayern Munich has told investors that his club is aiming for an initial public offering (IPO) within three or four years.
Pakistan urge West Indies to tour
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have attempted to persuade their West Indies counterparts to reverse a decision to pull out of next month's scheduled tour, PCB sources said yesterday.
Prost staff to approach French minister
Up to 200 staff from the cash-strapped Prost Grand Prix team will hold talks with French government minister Laurent Fabius tomorrow in an attempt to keep the team in the F1 competition this year.
Non-League media shares suspended again
Shares in UK-listed soccer publisher Non-League Media have been put on hold again while the company waits for the completion of the audit of its accounts for the year ending June 30, 2001.
TWI in staff talks after NOW shift
TWI - the TV production arm of sports marketing giant IMG - is holding urgent talks with staff working on NOW.com after the Asian online service dramatically altered its existing deal.
Athletes’ advocate slams NCAA
A leading advocate for the rights of college athletes in the US has slammed the NCAA for the "indefinite suspension" of a Missouri-based basketball player.
‘Slams need one TV home’
Tennis' four Grand Slams should all be broadcast on one TV network in the US to make it more fan friendly, the man behind the Ericsson Open event has said.
United strikes Budweiser deal
Manchester United has signed up Budweiser, the world's largest selling beer brand, as a 'Platinum Sponsor' and the club's 'Official Beer'.
Chelsea’s plea for smaller clubs
Colin Hutchinson, the managing director of English Premier League soccer club Chelsea, has called for the Nationwide Football League to set up a system of 'nursery clubs' to save smaller teams from extinction.
World Cup ‘will benefit Korea more than Japan’
This summer's FIFA World Cup will have greater economic benefits for South Korea than for Japan, according to a report.
Carraro elected Italian soccer chief
Franco Carraro has been elected as Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president - 23 years after he last held the post.
NBC set for Olympic gold
US TV network NBC says it is on course for a Winter Olympic advertising success after selling 94 percent of its commercial slots - six weeks before the Games get under way.
Bayern to push brand in Asia
Bayern Munich vice-president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says the European socer champions plan to develop their marketing strategy in Asia.