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ISL embezzlement case closes – verdict expected 2 July 2008

08 April 2008

Bribery is part and parcel of winning media rights for sports events allege defendants in the criminal trial of six former employees of the ISL/ISMM media group, FIFA's former media partners.[more]




Swiss judge reveals sport’s largest corruption scandal ever in trial against FIFA partners

13 March 2008

From 1989 to 2001, the world’s biggest marketing company ISL/ISSM paid personal commissions – or bribes – worth an unbelievable 138 million Swiss francs (87,5 million euros) to sports officials and other persons involved in the...[more]




Premier League drags YouTube to court

24 May 2007

Millions of pounds are in the pool when the Premier League and YouTube take their fight to court. Claiming that YouTube has violated copyright law, the Premier League hopes to get a lucrative deal. YouTube says that the Premier...[more]




FIFA allows text on World Cup photos after all

03 March 2006

According to FIFA, print media can superimpose headlines on photographs from the football World Cup and blog directly from football matches even if pictures can not be published on the Internet until after the final whistle.[more]




Newspaper editors fight sports photo restrictions

19 January 2006

The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) is determined to fight attempts by global sports organisations to impose restrictions on media coverage of mega-events because they want to protect their commercial rights programmes. The...[more]




Humanistic Olympics: Where will it lead to

30 November 2005

Read about the Beijing 2008 Olympics and learn more about the current social conditions in China.[more]




Not Just Couch Potatoes - The Viewers' Complex Motivation to Watch TV Sport

30 November 2005

Danish Institute for Sports Studies presents their models for sports television viewing and examins the viewers' motivation factors for chosing television content regarding sports shows and programs.[more]




Sports Journalism in the Promotional Age

30 November 2005

In this conference presentation paper, Raymond Boyle from the University of Stirling, examins the increasingly complex relationship between sports, media and public relations.[more]




The Bidding Game The Acquisition of Sports Rights in the 21st Century

13 November 2000

The bidding game alliteration reflects perfectly the situation of the position of sports rights in the beginning of the 21st century.[more]




Entertainment for the Privileged? - The Economic Avalanche of Televised Sports

20 June 1997

Boris Bergant, deputy director general for RTV in Slovenia, closely examines how prices have risen for the right to televise football, tennis, skiing and the Olympic Games over the past two decades. He outlines the profit...[more]




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