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Shares in Arena Leisure, one of the three partners in the Go Racing consortium that also includes BSkyB and Channel 4, rose over 6 percent on their first day on the London Stock Exchange since being suspended on June 14.

US broadcaster NBC has agreed to allow its West Coast affiliates to broadcast delayed primetime coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City.

TalkSport, the UK radio station run by former editor of The Sun newspaper Kelvin McKenzie, has filed a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) saying the BBC allegedly abused its dominant position by overpaying for the rights to broadcast sports events on radio.

The loss of New York Yankees Major League Baseball games from its Madison Square Garden Network could cost Cablevision Systems up to $400million in lost revenue over the next four years, according to a new report.

Carlton Communications, the joint partner with Granada of UK television network ITV, responded angrily to suggestions from Granada that ITV and its digital network ONdigital are on the brink of collapse because of falls in advertising revenue.

The British government established on Tuesday a review of the project to redevelop London's Wembley as a national stadium, demanding answers within eight weeks.

Triathlon will be watched by an estimated audience of 300 million viewers in 2001, according to Sportsworld Media Group, the media and marketing partner in the International Triathlon Union.

SFX, the sports and entertainment marketing giant has acquired Signature Sports Group, one of golf's major management companies

French first division soccer club Paris St Germain (PSG) will not be allowed to compete in next season's UEFA Cup, even if they qualify, because of ownership rules, European soccer's ruling body said yesterday.

English soccer club Manchester United is setting up a coaching academy in Sydney to help nurture and train the next generation of Australian soccerstars such as Harry Kewell and Mark Bosnich.

Shares in Swiss media company Highlight Communications dived on Wednesday after it said European soccer’s ruling body UEFA had, as expected, ended the UEFA Champions League rights deal with its TEAM subsidiary.

Car manufacturer Ford has renewed its broadcast sponsorship for BSkyB’s coverage of the English Premier League for the ninth consecutive season. How to Develop Effective Sponsorship Programmes: A new report from SportBusiness Group:

The future of UK-based digital channel ONDigital looked fragile today after its owners Granada and Carlton Communications were advised to ditch the network – due to be rebranded and renamed ITV Digital in August. Sport and Interactive TV: A new report from SportBusiness Group:

The English Premier League is to formally accept the proposed consortium bid for rights to pay-per-view soccer within the next few days, sportbusiness.com has learned. Pay Per View Sport in Europe: A new report from SportBusiness Group:

Microsoft Corp. has announced that its MSN Internet unit will help produce the official Web site for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sport and Broadband: A new report from SportBusiness Group:

Breeders' Cup officials this week unveiled a plan aimed at boosting familiarity and interest in European horses among American racing fans ahead of this year's multi-million dollar thoroughbred racing card.