Business
Sport tops sponsorship league
Sport's position at the top of the sponsorship league has been confirmed in a new survey which shows sport dominating the global sponsorship market with 70 percent of all deals.
Cup set for revamp
The decision by beer brand Worthington to drop its sponsorship of English soccer's League Cup could be the spur to see Scottish Premier League teams compete in the event.
Tele+ to axe sports?
The Vivendi Universal-backed Italian Pay-TV platform Tele+ is reportedly considering the future of some of its sports rights as it looks to push through its proposed merger with rival platform Stream.
CBS shooting the hoops
The climactic game of US college sports franchise the NCAA Basketball Championship proved a ratings success for host US broadcaster CBS.
Worthington quits cup
The English Football League is on the hunt for a new sponsor for its cup competition after beer brand Worthington called time on its current deal.
TV Corp sinks powerboats
The UK television production company TV Corporation has failed in its bid to turn offshore powerboat racing into a water-bourne version of Formula One motor racing.
League demands deal
The English Football League is demanding a £90m payment in August from financially troubled UK pay-TV platform ITV Digital or face a £500m lawsuit.
Perth on the green in two
Golf's Johnnie Walker Classic will be held next year at Perth's Lake Karrinyup Country Club.
Heitzler hits back in CART case
Former CART CEO Joe Heitzler has fired the latest shot in what is becoming a messy legal fight at the motorsports governing body.
Cablevision will not say YES
The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) network has expressed its 'disappointment' with cable operator Cablevision over the latter's refusal to enter carriage negotiations.
A sponsor’s dilemma
Sports sponsorship is considered to be one of the most effective ways to raise brand awareness of a company. But what happens when the property that a company sponsors is embroiled in a scandal?
NFL Cola war escalates
The National Football League (NFL) has switched sides in the Cola Wars, preferring to now side with Pepsi rather than Coke.
Sportsworld to be carved up
Cash-strapped sports and entertainment company Sportsworld Media is to sell the separate parts of its business after failing to find a buyer.
Leicester signs naming rights deal
Premiership soccer club Leicester City has signed a stadium naming rights deal with snack food giant Walkers, which will see the new arena called The Walkers Bowl.
B&H to end cricket sponsorship
The 'dumbing down' of cricket is likely to become a reality following news that tobacco firm Benson and Hedges is to end its 30-year sponsorship of the county cricket cup in the UK.
ITV Digital ‘to hand back rights’
Bankrupted digital terrestrial network ITV Digital is reportedly considering returning broadcasting rights to soccer clubs in an attempt to appease the Football League.
Share slump hits UK soccer
Shares in a number of lower league English soccer clubs have slumped in the wake of ITV Digital's decision to call in the administrators.
PVI completes SciDel acquisition
Nasdaq-listed virtual imaging company Princeton Video Image has closed its acquisition of the assets of the Israel-based SciDel Technologies.