Media
TELEPUI CONFIDENT RIGHTS DEAL WILL ENDURE
Pay-TV broadcaster Telepiu says it is confident contracts it signed for the digital rights for seven top Italian soccer clubs are unbreakable even if Rupert Murdoch makes a rival offer.
HORSE DISPUTE SPILLS ON TO STREETS
Italian jockeys, racehorse owners and stable hands have marched through Milan to demand government help to fight off a wave of competition from new lottery games that they say is creaming off their cash.
NBA – NORMAL SERVICE TO BE RESUMED TODAY
The official opening of NBA camps and the accompanying free agent and trade frenzy will begin this afternoon at 2 pm EST (1700 GMT).
ITALIAN RACING STRIKE OVER
Horse racing returns to Italy today after a strike lasting nearly a month.
FIFA CALL FOR REVERSAL OF HUNGARY BAN
FIFA has asked Hungary's sports minister to reverse his decision to suspend the leadership of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ), Hungarian media has reported.
SPORT BUSINESS EXCLUSIVE – WORLD CUP SPONSOR PULL-OUTS
Soccer?s World Cup has been dealt a triple-blow after three of the main sponsors from France 98 look set not to renew with FIFA?s commercial arm ISL.
SYDNEY BUDGET HIT – ORGANISERS BLAME IOC SCANDAL
Organisers of next year's Sydney Olympics have slashed the Games budget, blaming the IOC corruption scandal for putting off potential sponsors.
VIA DIGITAL WIN SPANISH WORLD CUP SOCCER RIGHTS
The first broadcast deal for soccer's 2002 World Cup Finals in Europe has been agreed.
YANKEES TOP SPORTS MONEY-MAKERS LIST
The New York Yankees not only won the World Series, but they also topped the list of Major League Baseball's money makers for 1998.
NEW MD FOR NBA IN UK
Phil Hayes-Brown has been named the new managing director of the NBA in the UK.
BARCELONA SCORE RECORD TV DEAL
Barcelona have agreed a #254m five-year deal with Spanish digital pay-TV company, Via Digital, for pay-per-view rights starting in 2003.
COCA-COLA SUPPORTS SPECIAL OLYMPICS
The Special Olympics World Games, to be held form June 26-July 4 in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary, North Carolina, will host a diverse sponsorship programme from the event's platinum sponsors Coca-Cola.
POLISH FA ELECT REFORMER AS PRESIDENT
The Polish soccer federation (PZPN), has elected Michal Listkiewicz, as their new president.
SPECULATION SURROUNDS UNITED OWNERSHIP
Further details of a potential bid to take Manchester United back into private hands have been reported in the UK press.
FOX IN $650m BASEBALL DEAL
The Fox network has signed a major multi-million dollar deal to begin broadcasting Dominican Republic baseball games.
TELEPIU TOLD TO STICK TO SOCCER RIGHTS LIMIT
Italy's Antitrust competition regulator has told Telepiu it must stick to a law which limits any one pay-TV operator to a 60 percent slice of rights to broadcast Italian first division soccer matches.
MEDIA WORKS SETS UP NEW BASE
Media Works, the publicity evaluation and presentation company is relocating its offices in the UK.
BSKYB LINKED TO VILLA STAKE
Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB has opened negotiations with Aston Villa about buying a 9.9% stake in the Premier League football club, according to a report in the Mail On Sunday.