Media

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.

England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) has awarded publishers TRMG Ltd a three-year licence to publish its official magazine - England Rugby.

US sports broadcaster ESPN has consolidated its operations by combining its internet and publishing units under the same management team.

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.

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.

English Premier League club Charlton Athletic moved back into profit but warned of spiralling player wages costs.

Charlton Athletic plc has reported a surge in turnover from £11.7million ($16.7m/B

European soccer champions Bayern Munich will become a limited company on January 1, vice-president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed.

UK broadcaster Channel 5 claimed success with its coverage of Germany’s vital World Cup qualifier with the Ukraine this week.

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.

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 president Max Mosley has asked for more television revenue to go to poorer teams rather than the big F1 players.

The NBA is reportedly in discussions with media giant AOL Time Warner over the creation of a jointly-owned television network.

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.

Daktronics, the US-based large screen and video display manufacturer, has reported lower than expected second quarter revenues of $41.6 million (B

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.

US media and entertainment group Cablevision Systems, blamed the high cost of its Madison Square Gardens arena, for falling $77.1m (B

The Tennis Masters Series has licensed video gaming and software company MicroC/ds, to produce the Official 'Tennis Masters Series' video game.