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Spanish passport row rumbles on
Spanish soccer clubs that have lodged protests against opponents fielding players with illegally-obtained European passports are set to continue their fight beyond the end of the season.
Comcast ties up Fox swap deal
US broadcaster Comcast Corporation has completed its acquisition of The Golf Channel from rival cable provider Fox with motor racing network Speedvision going the other way as part of the deal.
Malaga president quits over legal investigation
Fernando Puche has quit as president of Spanish first division club Malaga because of a legal investigation into his business interests.
NFL to switch to saturday night prime time slot
The National Football League has announced that it will move two rounds of playoff action from their traditional Saturday afternoon slots to a more high-profile time on Saturday nights for the coming season in a bid to boost viewership.
BBC sign up Freeman and Johnson
UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has signed up 400m stars Cathy Freeman and Michael Johnson as part of its commentary team for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, to be held in Edmonton, Canada through August 3-12.
BHB faces probe into online data costs
The British Horseracing Board (BHB) is facing an investigation by the UK's consumer watchdog into allegations it is overcharging online bookmakers for supplying lists of runners and riders at race meetings.
BT pulls plug on race sponsorship – vows not turning back on sport
UK telecommunications firm BT has denied it is cutting back on its sport sponsorship programme after axing its association with the BT Challenge round-the-world yacht race.
Haffa resigns as CEO of EMTV
Cash-strapped German media giant EMTV has announced that its chief executive Thomas Haffa is to resign from the company he created in 1989.
Talksport signs beer deal
talkSPORT, the UK national radio station, has signed a £1m ($1.4m) deal with the brewer Scottish Courage, the maker of John Smith beer.
Power Leisure looks to move from Ireland to the UK
Power Leisure, the Irish-based bookmaker, has put additional pressure on the Irish government to further cut betting duty after announcing plans to move its online and telephone operations to the UK where the nine percent betting tax on punters will be scrapped on October 6.
PSN to broadcast Latin American Soccer Cup Competitions
Latin American pay-TV sports network PSN is to broadcast more than 100 matches from two of the region’s soccer tournaments – the Copa Mercosur and the Copa Merconorte.
Blatter ‘will survive’ but faces rough ride
Sepp Blatter will survive in his position as president of world soccer’s governing body FIFA until 2002, a senior industry figure has told sportbusiness.com…but only because there is no clear successor to the post.
Rivals.net appoints new sales manager
Chrysalis-backed sports network Rivals.net has appointed a new sales manager in Matthew Pennington.
Sport drives BskyB revenue forward
The importance of sport to almost every revenue stream in British satellite broadcaster BSkyB's digital offering has been highlighted by the release of its annual results for the year ended June 30, 2001.
Go Racing takes on Channel 4 marketing man
Go Racing, the consortium group which has acquired the media rights to UK horse racing, has hired a marketing adviser from broadcaster Channel 4.
FOX sheds part of MLB coverage in Disney deal
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Fox threatens to pull Time Warner baseball coverage
US broadcaster, Fox Sports Net has threatened to pull its coverage of some Major League Baseball games from Time Warner cable subscribers in Los Angeles over a long-running dispute on increases in surcharge rates.
WWF venture with MTV set to hit the screens
The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) has created a reality-based television programme in association with MTV that will debut on the music network on June 21.