Media
India signs hockey TV deal
India's state-owned Doordarshan television network has won exclusive rights to broadcast within the country the hockey World Cup starting in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday with a bid exceeding $1m.
Sportel panel set to score
The Sportel Organisation is to stage 'Sponsorships That Score', a panel discussion focusing on sports sponsorships and marketing at this year’s SportelAmerica.
UEFA set for Euro 2004
UEFA's new in-house marketing team is set to announce the first fruits of its negotiations with commercial partners for Euro 2004 next month.
Virtual peace breaks out
A major legal wrangle over the patent for the virtual 'first down line' used in television coverage of US football has been settled.
Sportal’s Hersov comes clean
Rob Hersov, the man who became the public face of Sportal, has spilt the beans on how his dream collapsed.
German soccer in Kirch doubt
KirchPayTV's existing deal with the German football league is in danger after an analyst predicted the department's collapse by September unless parent company the Kirch Group can perform a miraculous financial about-turn.
Canada’s Salt Lake success
Canada may not be top of the medal table, but its athletes have inspired a commercial rush on all things Canadian.
Indonesia joins fight for big bout
The ongoing saga of where boxing's biggest pay-day bout between Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis will take place has taken a new twist, after Indonesia threw its name into the ring.
Dorna clocks new deal
Dorna and Tissot have signed an agreement which extends the Swiss watch manufacturer's current role as official timekeeper for the MotoGP World Championships until the end of the 2005 season.
Octagon & Eurosport Endure new deal
Octagon Motorsports has signed a deal with Eurosport, securing the rights to the Endurance FIM World Championship until 2006.
NBA names communications SVP
NBA Commissioner David Stern has named Timothy Andree as the NBA's new senior vice president of communications.
Blatter in Kirch crisis talks
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he has met Kirch Group managing director Dieter Hahn, the successor to 75-year-old founder Leo Kirch, to secure assurances that the worldwide TV rights deal is totally secure.
Soccer owner faces probe
Greece launched a formal investigation on Wednesday into the financial dealings of one of it most powerful businessmen, Socrates Kokkalis, and owner of Greek football champions Olympiakos Piraeus.
ITV relaunches F1 site
UK broadcaster ITV has relaunched its Formula One website as it prepares for the start of the new season.
Smile! NHL signs picture deal
The NHL has signed a four-year deal with Getty Images to be its official photographic partner.
Poor day’s trading for Turkish clubs
Shares in Turkish clubs Besiktas and Galatasaray closed lower than their initial offer price on their first day of trading on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
Online gaming firms embrace motor sport
Caribbean-based online gambling company Betracer.com and technology firm World Gaming has announced that it is to offer visitors the opportunity to bet on a string of motor sport events including Formula One and NASCAR.
Kirch puts F1 stake on market
Media reports say Kirch has put its Formula One stake up for sale - sportbusiness.com brings you the full story - the impact on Kirch Sport and who could be out to snap up motor racing's key property.