Media

Online bookmaker Ukbetting plc rose 14 percent on its debut on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The estimated #7.5m ($10.7m/?12.2m) raised from the public listing will be used to help Ukbetting expand in Europe and promote its business through interactive digital television and wireless technology.

Italian television group Mediaset has signed a deal to carry this year?s two European CART races.

UK soccer fans will be able to watch Saturday night English Premiership soccer highlights on terrestrial television from 7pm GMT, broadcaster ITV announced today.

Intrade, the betting exchange for trading on major sporting events modelled on financial exchanges, has told sportbusiness.com how the system will work when it opens for trading tomorrow.
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English soccer club Wimbledon has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with a controversial muscle-building supplement firm.
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The British Olympic Association (BOA) has denied that it is on the verge of making a bid for London to host the Olympic Games in 2012, sportbusiness.com has learned.

The importance of sport to almost every revenue stream in British satellite broadcaster BSkyB's digital offering has been highlighted by the release of its annual results for the year ended June 30, 2001.
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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has hired the chief executive of advertising giant WPP and the chairman of Australian telecommunications company Telesra, to help sell its marketing and media rights following the collapse of its former commercial partner, ISL.

UK mobile internet services company Wap Integrators and Premier League club Derby County have signed an agreement to provide fans with club branded mobile phones offering content from Derby County?s web site.

US broadcaster ESPN has unveiled a new dedicated interactive channel, ESPN Today, available to over 2 million viewers on the DirecTV digital satellite platform.

Fox Sports International has teamed up with Argentine broadcaster TeleRed Imagen to launch a Spanish language sports television network serving both the Latin American and US markets.

FIFA says it will confirm within the coming weeks if it will recruit a new marketing agency to help sell sponsorship for the 2002 World Cup, following the collapse of the ISMM Group.

Over seven million viewers tuned in to UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV?s coverage of Bayern Munich?s penalty shoot-out defeat of Valencia in the Champions League Final on May 23.

Having significantly increased its portfolio of soccer content, UK cable network ONdigital has thrown down the gauntlet to rival broadcaster BSkyB by launching a significantly cheaper subscription package for bars and entertainment venues.

European media rivals Vivendi Universal and Bertelsmann have unveiled a long-awaited deal to merge their sports rights interests into a European giant worth more than 1bn euros ($876.4m).

Shares in Betinternet.com, the internet sports betting company, soared 14 percent to 28p today after it said it had received approaches from predators which could lead to an offer.