Events
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Sport featured strongly with US television audiences last month, making up 16 of the top 20 shows broadcast on US cable channels in May.
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Gaming Insight, the parent company of Gobarkingmad, the live 24-hour greyhound racing digital television channel where punters can see a race every five to eight minutes, has signed a five-year deal with betting company Victor Chandler to provide 140,000 Chandler account holders with a direct link to www.gobarkingmad.com.
Business

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' quest for a new stadium has produced the first volley in a potential bidding war among the suburbs.
Business

India's professional golf tour has no plans to hand the commercial rights for the coming season to a fresh bidder, the Indian Professional Golfers' Association (PGAI) said on Monday.
Business

US broadcasters, Turner Network Television (TNT) and NBC have sold 11 of the title sponsorship entitlements for their joint coverage of the 20 NASCAR Winston Cup races.
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Chung Mong Joon, South Korean vice-president of soccer’s world governing body FIFA has urged its president Sepp Blatter to reveal all he knows about the financial collapse of its marketing agent ISL-ISMM.
Business

The NFL’s Baltimore Ravens have begun discussions with PSINet Inc in relation to the US internet access provider’s 20-year, $104 million naming rights deal.
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UK soccer stadium operator Stadium Radio has signed Clear Channel Radio Sales (CCRS) to sell advertising on the group’s array of stations in a new five-year deal.
Business

Australian broadcaster Seven Network has defended its decision to only show delayed coverage of the first two-hour sessions of this summer’s Ashes contests between England and Australia, stating that it could not justify screening the cricket in an early evening timeslot.
Business

FIFA and Avaya Inc are set to unveil an accord under which the US business communications group will sponsor the 2002 and 2006 World Cup soccer championships, football's governing body said on Wednesday.
Business

The San Francisco Bay Area has officially launched its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, declaring the region's high-tech expertise, diverse population and dependable weather makes it a perfect venue for the world's premier sporting event.
Business

A new regional Australian sports and recreation body, Sports Industry Queensland (SIQ), has been set up to give sports industry professionals in the State of Queensland a better chance of competing for international and domestic business.
Business

Coca Cola has signed Britain's biggest sports TV sponsorship deal ever with an agreement to promote Premier League soccer on UK commercial TV station ITV.
Business

Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless provider in the USA, has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with the Denver Broncos which includes signage, advertising and sales opportunities.
Business

Sepp Blatter, president of soccer’s world governing body FIFA, played down the chances of North Korea hosting any matches in next year's World Cup finals, but said he would still probably visit the country later this year.
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Boxing promotion firm Main Events has chosen US-based company Sekanki to be its exclusive media asset management and strategy partner.
Business

Fanz Enterprises, Inc, the US company organised to develop and manage motorsports teams for Nascar-sanctioned events, will give fans a chance to own a stake in Winston Cup race teams through an initial public offering of Fanz common stock.
Business

The Kirch Group has confirmed its intention to merge Kirch Media with the listed broadcast company ProSiebenSAT.1.