Media

The costs of running a Formula One team could be slashed in a major revamp of the sport, spearheaded by Max Mosley, president of motorsport governing body the FIA.

ESPN Star Sports has secured an exclusive four-year deal for the cable and satellite rights of tennis’ Wimbledon Grand Slam.

UK soccer fans can tune into live and on-demand Italian Serie A action this weekend after a deal with ISP Tiscali.

Fox Sports World has secured a deal to continue as the exclusive US TV broadcaster of soccer’s UEFA Cup.

UK broadcaster the BBC has unveiled a range of new enhancements to its coverage of horse racing – including microphones attached to jockeys.

European law firm Taylor Wessing has signed an exclusive agreement to become the title sponsor of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) Masters Series in England for the 2004 and 2005 cricket seasons.

English Premier League giants Manchester United tightened its security arrangements last night as it played its first home game after its Old Trafford ground was named as a potential terrorist target.

Mortgage lender Ameriquest has signed a significant sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball.

UK Athletics has signed a five-year deal with sports technology firm deltatre for data management services and on-screen graphics for its major televised events.

The ATP has signed a partnership deal with AOL to provide multimedia tennis content for the web giant’s broadband members.

US cable TV network, the Tennis Channel, has signed a deal for technical services with BT Broadcast Services (BTBS).

ESPN and HBO were crowned the kings of TV sport at last night’s Sports Emmy Awards in the US – with both scooping multiple awards.

Octagon was forced to pull out of the race to win the English Premier League’s international rights in the Middle East after parent company the Interpublic Group pulled the plug on the promised guarantee at the last moment, claims a leading industry publication.

FIFA’s TV partner Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with Australian network SBS for the broadcast rights for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Eurosport has become the official media partner of a major European initiative to raise the importance of sport.

Sportvision has signed a deal with Turner Broadcasting’s TBS network to provide virtual enhancements for its coverage of Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves.