Media
Kirch keeps Liberty at bay
BSkyB’s plans to sell off its 22 percent stake in German media company Kirch Group to US rival Liberty Media could be blocked by Kirch and German competition authorities.
RFU signs mag deal with TRMG
England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) has awarded publishers TRMG Ltd a three-year licence to publish its official magazine - England Rugby.
ESPN moves to consolidate publishing units
US sports broadcaster ESPN has consolidated its operations by combining its internet and publishing units under the same management team.
Lazarus wins Turner promotion
Mark Lazarus, president of Turner Sports, has been elevated to the role of president of sales and marketing for the entertainment arm of Turner Broadcasting.
NTL and Telewest to merge operations
Cash-strapped cable operators Telewest and NTL are in discussions about forming an operational merger which would see them sharing the costs of buying television programmes and key hardware such as set-top boxes.
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English Premier League club Charlton Athletic moved back into profit but warned of spiralling player wages costs.
Charlton enjoys Premier revenue surge
Charlton Athletic plc has reported a surge in turnover from £11.7million ($16.7m/B
Bayern seeks limited company status
European soccer champions Bayern Munich will become a limited company on January 1, vice-president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed.
Channel 5 cheers German success
UK broadcaster Channel 5 claimed success with its coverage of Germany’s vital World Cup qualifier with the Ukraine this week.
Gobarkingmad nearing television launch
Gobarkingmad (GBM), the interactive greyhound racing business run by Gaming Insight, is to launch the world’s first 24 hour interactive racing channel at the end of December.
Sky carriage for ITV Sport Channel ‘imminent’
The much-maligned ITV Sport Channel could be available on satellite network BSkyB as soon as Tuesday, November 20 according to UK newspaper reports.
FIA: smaller teams should get more money
FIA president Max Mosley has asked for more television revenue to go to poorer teams rather than the big F1 players.
NBA in talks to create own TV network
The NBA is reportedly in discussions with media giant AOL Time Warner over the creation of a jointly-owned television network.
Betting division ‘remains excellent’ at Hilton
Hilton Group, the hotel and leisure company which owns the UK’s largest bookmaker Ladbrokes, said the future prospects for its betting and gaming division “remain excellent” following the scrapping of the nine percent betting duty on October 6.
Downturn hits Daktronics interim results
Daktronics, the US-based large screen and video display manufacturer, has reported lower than expected second quarter revenues of $41.6 million (B
NTL angers football clubs
Football League clubs have accused the UK’s cash-strapped cable group NTL of weaselling out of an agreement to pay for internet rights by introducing stringent benchmarks linked to fees, writes today’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.
Knicks adds to Cablevision’s losses
US media and entertainment group Cablevision Systems, blamed the high cost of its Madison Square Gardens arena, for falling $77.1m (B
CPLG serves up tennis video game deal
The Tennis Masters Series has licensed video gaming and software company MicroC/ds, to produce the Official 'Tennis Masters Series' video game.