Media
Kirch merger confirmed as stake is raised in Sport1
The Kirch Group has confirmed its intention to merge Kirch Media with the listed broadcast company ProSiebenSAT.1.
Carter lists three options for Wembley
England's footballers may insist that Wembley Stadium is no longer needed, but Patrick Carter, the businessman called in by the government, believes the old site is still the best option for a new national stadium.
Toyota takes pole with F1 TV coverage
Japanese car giant Toyota has won the race to sponsor UK commercial network ITV’s exclusive Formula One coverage.
Johansson to net fourth term?
UEFA president Lennart Johansson is to stand for a fourth term as president of European soccer’s governing body, as the war of words between UEFA and FIFA seems to have reached a cease fire.
Live cricket commentary on
Cricket fans will be able to listen to live commentary on the internet for the current one-day international cricket series involving England, Pakistan and Australia.
TV coverage of soccer ‘still not enough’
Lorraine Heggessey, controller for UK terrestrial channel BBC1, has sent an internal brief around the various departments of the public broadcaster requesting ‘anti-football’ content for the Saturday night schedule, a UK trade magazine has said.
Rally chief’s warning to teams
Chief of the World Rally Championship, David Richards, says not one team in the series is fully exploiting the opportunities offered by the revamped event.
Details of FIFA’s 25 questions to Blatter revealed
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is to face 25 key questions over his handling of the ISL affair at Wednesday's FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, the details of which have been revealed today.
IOC may hand top job to Belgian surgeon
The future of the Olympic Games looks set to pass into the hands of a Belgian surgeon-cum-yachtsman who has earned a reputation for a calm touch in a storm.
Can big names save Goodwill Games from collapse?
The biggest names from last year's Sydney Olympics are back in Australia for the Goodwill Games with the event's organisers hoping Maurice Greene, Marion Jones and Ian Thorpe can save the event from oblivion.
BBC Denies loss of Open Golf rights
UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has told sportbusiness.com that it still holds a strong hand in the upcoming fight for the domestic TV rights to the British Open Golf Championship.
ATP Launches new marketing strategy
The ATP, the governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuit, has launched a new business and marketing strategy following the demise of ISL Worldwide, the rights holders since 2000.
BskyB on track for positive cash flow
UK satellite TV operator BSkyB Plc says it is on track to reach positive cashflow by the end of 2001 after signing up 940,000 new subscribers in the financial year just ended, taking its total to 5.45 million.
Zetters joins spread betters
The popularity of spread betting was verified today after UK-based soccer group Zetters launched IFX Financial, a financial spread betting service.
NTL sees subscriptions rise by 26 percent
NTL, the UK’s largest cable operator which will broadcast Premiership pay-per-view soccer next season, reported a 26 percent increase in digital television customers for the second quarter ending June 30.
Clubs to force shake up at Soccer Australia
Four Australian state soccer federations have called for an emergency general meeting to vote in a new board for Soccer Australia (SA), according to state broadcaster ABC.
UK Sports Minister opposed World Cup, says paper
Britain's sacked sports minister believes Britain broke a secret agreement with Germany by bidding to host the 2006 World Cup, according to a UK newspaper which published an interview with her on Sunday.
Time Warner pulls baseball coverage in row with Fox
US cable platform Time Warner has pulled some of its regional baseball coverage in the escalating row over subscription charges with the Fox Sports Network. Pay Per View Sport in Europe: A new report from SportBusiness Group: