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The Finnish Football Association has sold the UK rights for the World Cup qualifier between Finland and England to the Digital Broadcasting Company - paving the way for the first pay-per-view broadcast of an England international soccer match.
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Quokka Sports and online outdoor gear firm PlanetOutdoors, have forged a strategic e-commerce alliance by which PlanetOutdoors will power the commerce functions for MountainZone.com.
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InMotion Technologies has just announced a partnership with NBC Quokka Ventures to produce VideoFinish/ SimulCam broadcast images for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
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UK boxing promoter Frank Warren is expected to announce a major deal with FOX Sports to telecast fights from Europe beamed to the States starting this summer.
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The Premier League has appointed Philip French to succeed Mike Lee as its new chief spokesman and media manager.
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The third Asian X Games Qualifier (AXQ) will take place this year in Phuket, Thailand from 7-10 December.
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This summer?s Olympic Games are being dubbed the `Internet Games? as the world logs on to get the lowdown on sport?s premier event.
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The Euro 2000 website received more than a billion visits during the championships, making it one of the most popular sites ever, according to the company hosting the site.
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As the race for the right to stage the 2006 World Cup finals entered its final hours on Wednesday, South Africa were still regarded as favourites with Germany a potent threat to their chances.
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NBC and Fox's hardball efforts to negotiate new baseball rights have thrown the bidding process wide open, according to Variety magazine.
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England?s faltering 2006 World Cup bid campaign is making a last ditch appeal to FIFA to not let the violent scenes involving the nation?s fans during Euro 2000 ruin its chances of success.
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The BBC licked its wounds on Thursday after losing television rights to England's top-flight soccer but the government said it would not cough up more money for the public broadcaster.
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The European Commission has approved Euro 2000's ticket sales policy, just two days before the tournament kicks off in Brussels.
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More than one million tickets for this summer?s Sydney Olympics are expected to still be available when the opening ceremony gets underway.
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CBS aims to restore its reputation for championship boxing coverage by broadcasting four Showtime Championship Boxing events, including Mike Tyson's scheduled match against Lou Savarese, on a delayed basis.
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Indonesia have been awarded the right to hold the 2002 Tiger Cup by the Asian Football Federation four years after civil unrest forced the nation to relinquish hosting the event.
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Virtual imaging firm Orad Hi-Tec Systems has signed a deal for its CyberSport system to Japanese firm IMAGICA.
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Canadian Airlines has decided to pull out of its 20-year, C$20 million naming rights deal with the Saddledome, home to the NHL?s troubled Calgary Flames.