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Fast Track advises Hayatou
Fast Track Soccer, the football consultancy division of sports marketing specialist Fast Track, is to advise FIFA presidential candidate Issa Hayatou's campaign team on all PR matters.
TV betting ‘still years behind’
We are still two or three years away from seeing interactive television (iTV) sports betting become as popular as offline, online and telephone betting, according to David Briggs, development director of Labrokes eGaming.
Jowell defends digital TV proposition
In the wake of the collapse of ITV Digital, the UK's Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has made a statement to the government insisting that the proposed plans for digital terrestrial television will continue.
AIM seeks new rights
AIM International - the German firm headed up by Dr Bernard de Roos - the former managing director of Swiss agency TEAM - is actively pursuing key sports rights, sportbusiness.com can reveal.
ITV Digital goes on sale
The business and assets of the insolvent ITV Digital terrestrial platform were put up for sale yesterday after administrators were unable to secure financial backing to keep the service afloat.
Blatter hits out at Johansson
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has replied to criticisms levelled at him by UEFA chief Lennart Johansson through a circular letter to all European member associations.
Jobs go at Jordan
Formula One team Jordan is set to lay off 40 staff at its Silverstone headquarters.
Potential consortium bid for ITV Digital
According to media reports a number of UK broadcasters are mulling over a consortium bid to buy beleaguered pay-TV platform ITV Digital.
New buyer for Bundesliga rights?
Tele Muenchen Group Chief Executive Officer Herbert Kloiber is interested in buying KirchMedia's rights to Germany's Bundesliga soccer games if the insolvent unit is forced to offload them.
SportBusiness 2002: Day 2
The second day of the SportBusiness 2002 conference gets underway this morning with the affect of the recession on sponsorship and the impact of technology on sport among the issues set for discussion.
SportBusiness 2002: Games’ Eastern promise
The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing is offering the commercial world 'a window into China' - according to a panel of expert speaking on day one of the SportBusiness 2002 conference in London.
SportBusiness 2002: ‘Spread the wealth’
Selling rights packages across a range of platforms is the key to survival in the new sports TV landscape, according to a number of leading industry experts on the first day of the SportBusiness 2002 conference in central London.
SportsTicker reaches YES agreement
Sports news and information service SportsTicker has been contracted to supply sports news to the YES Network's broadcast and internet operations.
Blatter goes on the offensive
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has defended himself against recent allegations made by Michel Zen-Ruffinen, the soccer governing body's general secretary, by demanding that the claims be either backed up with concrete evidence or withdrawn.
Formula One’s fast buck
Formula One Administration (FOA) has reported a turbo boost in pre-tax profits - accelerating to $185m (EUR208m) compared to $165m (EUR185m) last year.
Wales invites ‘Old Firm’ clubs
Celtic and Rangers, Scotland's 'Old Firm' soccer clubs, have been invited by Welsh soccer club TNS FC, the club formerly known as Llansantffraid FC, to join the League of Wales.
SPL to re-open BSkyB talks
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) has gone back to the negotiating table with satellite pay-TV platform BSkyB after the demise of the league's plans to launch its own TV channel.
OMM installs Twickenham signage
O'Neill Moving Media (OMM) has installed 22 moving media perimeter advertising systems at Twickenham, home of English rugby union.