Media
Sky signs up Scottish international soccer
UK satellite platform Sky has signed a three-year deal for the rights to the Scottish national soccer team.
Olympic TV ads drive Web
Blockbuster Winter Olympic coverage is paying immediate dividends for advertisers, according to new data, in the form of increased Web traffic to companies like Monster.com.
Bernie set for SLEC bid
Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone is reportedly set to make a EUR800million ($696m) bid to buy back the Kirch Group's stake in the F1 holding company SLEC.
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Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone is reportedly set to make a EUR800million ($696m) bid to buy back the Kirch Group's stake in the F1 holding company SLEC.
Sportsworld Media in crisis talks
Sportsworld Media is in emergency talks with its banker regarding ongoing funding requirements following an 87 percent slump in the company's share price.
Attheraces appoints new betting partners
Attheraces, the media consortium which last year won the rights to broadcast horseracing at 49 of the 59 British racecourses, has signed a deal with betting companies Ladbrokes, Sportech and Surrey Sports.
Sportsio signs USL partnership
Sportsio, the digital media management company, and Fox Sports International have agreed to a five-year broadcast partnership that will provide a minimum of 25 United Soccer League (USL) matches for broadacst on Fox Sports World.
Deutsche Post launch Jordan
Jordan's 2002 commercial launch will be run by Deutsche Post, the Formula 1 team has said, strengthening suggestions that the Bonn-based company will become the team's title sponsor.
Hoeness: Costs must be cut
Uli Hoeness, commercial manager of European soccer giants Bayern Munich, has joined the growing chorus of voices calling for an urgent cut in soccer spending.
Akers quits media group
Chris Akers, one of the UK's most successful sports business entrepreneurs, has resigned from the board of Sportsworld Media Group, following fresh revelations on the group's financial position.
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SportBusinessTV's first edition of In Focus spotlights the different viewpoints of Marc Jorg, Controller of Sports for the public service broadcast members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) with those of Dr. Alexander Liegl, Managing Director of Sports Rights, Kirch Media
Murdoch’s sports rights blow
One of the world's most powerful media moguls, Rupert Murdoch, has delivered a damning blow to the sports rights industry by saying prices have "got beyond an economic level".
WWFE agrees DirecTV deal
US digital satellite television service DirecTV is to resume carriage of World Wrestlng Federation Entertainment (WWFE) live pay-per-view events from February 17.
Planet Futbol kicks off in Barcelona
The inaugural Planet Futbol International Football Fair kicks off today in Barcelona for two days of debate on the future of world football.
Mexican’s wave at TV deal
TV Azteca has struck a deal to screen this year's soccer World Cup.
O’Neill signs LED deal
O'Neill moving media, the European distributor of revolving perimeter advertising boards, has signed an exclusive agreement with Italtelo to distribute the Italian manufacturer's LED systems worldwide.
Dentsu sets up US arm
Japanese advertising agency Dentsu has created a new subsidiary to market TV advertising slots for its portfolio of soccer rights in the US.
Are teams set for F1 stake?
Formula One car manufacturers are in pole position to buy the stake held by the Kirch Group in the F1 holding company, SLEC.