Media

TVNZ Satellite Services has appointed the ex-BBC and BSkyB specialist Jenny Webb to head its new regional office in Sydney.

An alternative Formula One series backed by major carmakers is unlikely to happen, world motor sport chief Max Mosley was quoted as saying on Friday.

Competitors at an athletics competition have been critical of the demands placed on them by live cable television coverage.

CART is to open a Los Angeles office dedicated to extending its presence in the entertainment industry.

Sony is reining back its marketing activity in European soccer?s big screen sector because the company believes the business is no longer capable of turning a profit.

CEO of Jaguar Racing and US motor sport legend Bobby Rahal are among a growing list of senior sports industry executives to speak at SportBusiness2001: The Main Event, to take place 18-20 April at the QEII Conference Centre in London, UK.

American Anita DeFrantz has officially declared she will be a candidate to succeed Juan Antonio Samaranch as president of the International Olympic Committee, according to local media reports.

Shares in French commercial TV station TF1 - which had been hit recently by fears of slower advertising revenues - gained over two percent as investors cheered in-line 2000 earnings and a deal to buy all of Canal Plus and Havas Image's stakes in the Eurosport sports channel.

Shares in debt-ridden media firm EM.TV & Merchandising rose 10 percent on Monday after rival Kirch said talks on its rescue offer could be extended and the field of potential suitors appeared to widen.

Turkey's soccer authorities will hold a tender for broadcasting rights next week in a bid to resolve a quarrel which has prevented the restart of the domestic season.

German media firm EM.TV & Merchandising is talking to a U.S. investment bank about selling its 50 percent stake in Formula One holding company SLEC amid signs that talks on a rescue by media giant Kirch have faltered.

The new Wembley stadium will not be ready in time to host the 2005 world athletics championships, the chairman of the redevelopment company Rodney Walker said on Thursday.

The second annual Oslo Racing Festival will not be held this year after a dispute between festival organisers and the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) over costs failed to be resolved.

Hardwood Media and online commerce and publishing firm TEKgroup International, has launched the ABA 2000 Internet Network, a

Firststake Plc, the OFEX listed retail and online sports betting organisation, has appointed Barry Hearn as a non-executive director of the company.

George Graham's position as Tottenham Hotspur manager is secure "for the time being", according to the club's new owners, as reports link Glenn Hoddle with a return to White Hart Lane.