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Argentine soccer players plan new strike
Argentine soccer players are planning to go on strike for the second time this year over unpaid wages and bonuses.
U>direct abandons PPV Intertoto cup match
The image of pay-per-view (PPV) sports television was tarnished today just weeks before the English Premier League launches its PPV soccer matches after PPV film and sport service u>direct abandoned its plans to broadcast tomorrow’s Intertoto Cup semi-final between Newcastle United and Munich 1860.
Kirch reports "successful" fiscal year
KirchMedia has reported a “successful fiscal year 2000” with the integration of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, annual sales of DM6,508million ($2,912m/B
U.S. masters in break with TV tradition
The U.S. Masters will break with tradition in 2002 by televising all 18 holes of the leaders' final round, officials announced on Thursday.
Horse racing TV deal decision imminent
The protracted negotiations between the UK horse racing’s governing body The British Horseracing Board (BHB), and Go Racing, the syndicate that hopes to broadcast the sport, will finally come to a close by 10:30 today after lengthy negotiations last night between the two parties.
Go racing back on track
Go Racing’s media contract with 49 of the UK’s 59 racecourses has finally been given the green light after a week of frantic negotiations with the sport's regulatory body the British Horseracing Board (BHB)
Fox Sports’ Spanish network signs up major league soccer
Fox Sports World Espanol, the Spanish-language US sports network, will broadcast coverage of this season’s Major League Soccer which runs throughout the summer.
Intrade explains sports trading to the city
Intrade, the betting exchange for trading on major sporting events modelled on financial exchanges, has told sportbusiness.com how the system will work when it opens for trading tomorrow.
Manchester games ‘not at risk’
Claims that the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England will collapse because of a lack of funding have been dismissed by the event’s organisers.
Bighorn fails to produce the goods
US television ratings for the exhibition matchplay golf tournament dubbed the ‘Battle of Bighorn’ were disappointing for host broadcaster ABC.
Golf channel to cross 40m subscriber mark
US television network, The Golf Channel expects to cross the 40 million subscriber mark during the fourth quarter of this year.
TWI to represent Kenyan cricket
Trans World International (TWI) has signed a deal with the Kenyan Cricket Association (KCA) to develop television, new media and sponsorship rights.
Berlusconi considers blind trust law
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is weighing up a blind trust law that will allow him to retain his private media assets according to the newly appointed communications minister Maurizio Gasparri.
The Racing Network shuts down
Dedicated US horse and greyhound racing broadcaster The Racing Network (TRN) has shut down after two years due to a lack of sufficient subscribers to remain financially viable.
MLB signs deal to power website
MLB Advanced Media, Sun Microsystems and iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, have formed a technology and marketing partnership they hope will grow MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball.
BBC blunders over cricket coverage
UK pay-TV operator BSkyB has won the support of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and commercial free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 following a run-in with the BBC over televised rights access, sportbusiness.com has learned.
Sports.com bets on Germany with Oddset
European sports website Sports.com has expanded its relationship with Oddset, the online sports betting arm of Deutsche Lotto and Toto Block.
Kirch creates dedicated F1 division
KirchHolding, a division of the KirchGruppe media empire, has formed a new department dedicated to managing Formula One motor racing – a clear indication that Kirch is confident of achieving greater control of the sport.