Media
Arena Leisure looks back on a memorable six months
The managing director of race track owner Arena Leisure has spoken of an historic six months for his company when he presented Arena’s results for the half year ending June 30.
Sportsworld Media unfazed by share performance
London stock market-listed Sportsworld Media Group plc has issued a statement reiterating its confidence in meeting market expectations for the year ended 30 June 2001, despite a 20% fall (from a weekly high of 373.5p 312.5p) in its share price over recent days.
Yankees create their own television network
The New York Yankees has created its own television company called YES with hopes of doubling its broadcast revenues.
Spanish club launch own brand of kit
Spanish soccer club Athletic de Bilbao has taken a pioneering step in Spain by launching its own brand of kit bearing the brand name "Athletic".
UK Government to scrap betting tax in October
Britain's betting taxes will be scrapped in October and replaced by a tax on bookmakers' gross profits, the government said on Friday.
ITV denies being forced to scrap Premier League coverage
ITV, the UK terrestrial television network, has rejected claims that it will have to reschedule its Saturday evening Premier League highlights following objections from satellite operator BSkyB.
FIFA snaps up World Cup films
World soccer’s ruling body FIFA has snapped up the rights to the official films of all the World Cups from 1954 through to 1990, sportbusiness.com can reveal.
Olympic decision – Profiles of presidential candidates
The following profiles show the strengths and weaknesses of the five candidates seeking to take over from Juan Antonio Samaranch when he retires after 21 years in charge of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in July.
Sampras versus Agassi beats CBS reality show
USA Network’s coverage of Wednesday’s US Open quarter final between Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi defeated the premiere of CBS's reality show “The Amazing Race” in ratings for New York DMA TV homes.
RCN bid for content denied
US broadcaster RCN Corporation has failed in its attempt to glean secondary sports content from Cablevision after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) threw out the appeal.
Echostar puts DirecTV court case on hold
US broadcaster EchoStar Communications has postponed an antitrust action against competing network DirecTV following the company’s attempts to merge with its rival.
Go Racing gets vital approval from British horseracing board
Go Racing, the UK broadcasting consortium, moved closer to gaining vital pre-horseracing data after a successful meeting between the British Horseracing Board (BHB), the Racecourse Association (RCA) and the 49 racecourses which have signed up to Go Racing.
365 Corp reports loss on increased turnover
London stock exchange-listed 365 Corp has reported a loss of £16.9 million ($23.9m) for the year ended 31 March 2001, under-performing by nearly £5m ($7.1m) on consensus forecasts.
Leaver delays ‘naming & shaming’ websites
Marcus Leaver, the chief executive of sports website Rivals.net and head of Chrysalis New Media, has put “on hold” his threat to “name and shame” those websites which have failed to conduct regular audits.
British Eurosport score under-21 goal
British Eurosport has secured the live rights to the England versus Greece UEFA Under-21 European Championship qualifier.
ANC Sports signs $12 million deal
ANC Sports, the marketing and media company which supplies signage systems for sports venues has signed a $12 million deal with financial services company GE Capital.
Indian cricket gets sponsorship boost
The Indian cricket team have secured a record sponsorship contract for the next three years. The deal with the Sahara Group - which has interests in airlines and media - will guarantee the Indian cricket board 690m ($14.7m) to 720m ($15.3m) rupees.
HK racing chief calls for axe on betting duty
Lawrence Wong, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, has called for betting duty to be scrapped in what he regards would be the “ultimate solution” to the severe competition coming from on-line gambling sites.