The architects of an ambitious plan to repackage the highlights of the flat season into a series of 10 races face an uphill battle to spark a hoped-for bidding war among broadcasters, they were warned yesterday.
Simon Bazalgette, chairman of Racing UK, the company owned by 30 racecourses that is behind the plan, hopes the series will bring the sport to a new audience and boost income from TV rights and sponsorship. But although the stalls won't open on the first race in the £10m Sovereign Series until May 2010, senior broadcasting sources were already voicing private concerns yes... More >
Asian satellite operator Asiasat has been contracted by Eurovision, a distributor of sports and news content for broadcast and media platforms, to supply multiple transponders...More>
A study into the financial effects of Euro 2008 has said the economic impact of Sunday's final could be worth 300 million euros ($475 million Cdn), with Germany and Spain enjo...More>
The European football championships provoked bitter recriminations and angry editorials across the continent yesterday. But, for once, the cause was not a questionable offside...More>
A thunderstorm is thought to have been to blame for interrupting television coverage of Germany's 3-2 semi-final win over Turkey at Euro 2008.
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has rejected sports broadcaster ESPN's contentions, seeking to allow it to make mandatory for DTH operators to offer its channels in ...More>
IEC in Sports has been re-appointed by the organisers of the ATP Thailand event, to exclusively handle the broadcast media rights for the event worldwide, except for SE Asia. ...More>
Infront Sports & Media has signed a three-year partnership agreement with the World Curling Federation (WCF). With this agreement, the Swiss-based sports marketing group under...More>
