Media
Sportingbet signs deal with Royalton
UK online gambling company Sportingbet.com has signed a five-year deal with its less established counterpart Royaltons for an undisclosed sum
Channel 5 wins Intertoto final rights
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has snapped up the television rights to the second leg of the Intertoto Cup Final involving English Premiership side Newcastle United.
British Eurosport hits athletics ratings high
Satellite channel British Eurosport scored its highest ever TV ratings for its coverage of the World Athletics Championships from Edmonton, Canada.
Fox announces Superbowl ad rates
US broadcaster Fox has unveiled its advertising rates for next year’s SuperBowl with a 30-second spot costing as much as $2.5million (B
Kahn stands down as Panamsat CEO
R Douglas Kahn has stood down as president and CEO of satellite and cable distributor PanAmSat just a month after the firm reported sharply reduced earnings for the second quarter of the year.
Com.hem to offer interactive soccer services
Com.hem, the cable television division of Swedish firm Telia, is increasing its interactive services to include soccer-related initiatives.
Prosiebensat.1 feel the heat of advertising downturn
German commercial TV group, ProSiebenSat.1 Media is the latest to feel the effect of the sinking advertising market after it reported a 3 percent decrease in its revenues for the first half of the year.
Sonics sign new TV deal and prepare new look
NBA team the Seattle Sonics is to unveil a new team logo and strip next week in a bid to reflect the change in management and whip up support in the team – and has just signed a new exclusive TV deal.
Teamtalk extends its soccer SMS service
Content provider TEAMtalk Media Group has extended its SMS subscription services by going trilingual.
England team to "come clean"
England's Football Association is considering dropping its title sponsorship of the England team.
24Dogs launches greyhound SuperLeague
24dogs, the digital greyhound racing service owned by Wembley plc, has launched the Greyhound Racing SuperLeague after securing internet rights for 22 of the top 25 UK greyhound racetracks.
Cart expands TV deal with CBS and Fox cable networks
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) has finalised its broadcast rights deal with the CBS Television Network and Fox Cable Networks Group beginning with the 2002 season through 2004.
Dish network offers ESPN gameplan college football
DISH Network, the U.S. direct broadcast satellite television entertainment company, is to offer the ESPN GamePlan college football package to customers on DISH On Demand.
Real claim transfer ‘default’ is ‘misunderstanding’
Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid has hit back at claims it has defaulted on a transfer payment – saying it has all been a ‘misunderstanding’.
ESPN To trial broadband service
US broadcaster ESPN is to trial its fledgling broadband internet service after striking up a partnership with Comcast Corporation to offer broadband content to cable modem customers in the Philadelphia area during the X Games.
US Women’s soccer fans turn up but don’t tune in
The US women’s soccer league is heading into the end of season play-offs for its inaugural season having exceeded attendance expectations, but it has fallen short in the television ratings.
Wembley has shortlist of complex bidders
London stock market-listed entertainment company Wembley has said the sale of Wembley complex is progressing and a shortlist of bidders has been drawn up.
Isport UK and play-sport new media to merge
Online sports technology provider, iSport UK and sports technology consultants, Play-Sport New Media are to merge their UK operations, sportbusiness.com has learned.