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Fox Broadcasting Corp. chief executive David Hill is leaving his post and returning to his roots in sports as head of a new Fox group overseeing the entertainment giant's global sports operations.
Events

British commercial network ITV found itself barred from broadcasting live coverage of qualifying for the French Grand Prix after a contract row.
Business

The Philippines' Supreme Court has ordered a state-owned gambling firm to reply to a suit that seeks to halt the operations of a controversial game.
Business

Pangolin, the independent sports media company,has bought the the popular Scandinavian multi-sport siteSportNow (www.SportNow.se).
Media

Sky Digital has struck a deal with British Eurosport to include the sports channel on its service.
Events

The 20th Southeast Asian games begin on Saturday with attention focused as much on the tiny sultanate of Brunei as the actual competition itself.
Business

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has won the rights to the Icelandic Formula Off Road Motorsport Championships.
Media

Walt Disney Co.'s (NYSE:DIS - news) Buena Vista Internet Group has agreed to purchase 60 percent of soccernet.com from the Daily Mail & General Trust Plc (quote from Yahoo!UK & Ireland: DMGO.L) for an undisclosed amount.
Business

Freeserve has agreed a two-year worldwide deal for Greg Rusedski to endorse its free Internet services. The deal comes just as Rusedski, who is currently ranked number nine in the world (ATP Tour), prepares for the start of the US Open tennis tournament.
Events

Athletics action at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane has failed to live up to the ratings success of swimming, ranking only as the sixteenth most watched programme on local television on Tuesday night.
Events

Goodwill Games chief executive Campbell Rose conceded that the event?s swimming format had failed.
Events

English soccer?s Premier League has begun an investigation into claims that UK-based radio network Capital breached soccer broadcast rights.
Business

Those working behind the scenes for sports events and teams are to be recognised by a new awards ceremony next April.
Media

European soccer?s governing body, UEFA, has relaunched its website ? which will spearhead its new media division.
Events

US Spanish-language network Univision Communications has promoted from within with the appointment of Ray Rodriguez to the new role of president and CEO of the media company.
Events

Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will face Denmark's Brian Nielsen in a 10-round fight on September 8 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, cable television carrier Showtime has said.
Media

A Chinese-led consortium has won the contract to build a new stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, as the venue for the 2003 Southeast Asia Games.
Business

US broadcaster Fox has unveiled its advertising rates for next year?s SuperBowl with a 30-second spot costing as much as $2.5million (?2.72m).