Nov 10 Vol 01, Issue 1074
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| TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES |
| Growth at ESPN drives income at Walt Disney cable networks up by $471m to $5.7bn |
| Operating
income at cable networks up by $471m to $5.7bn for the year due to
growth at ESPN and the worldwide Disney Channels and an increase in
equity income |
| Mahindra Racing signs new riders for 2013 season |
| The
team will also move from its current Italian base to Switzerland for
2013 and introduce a number of new and experienced personnel |
| Chisel signs up national team striker Robin Singh as brand ambassador |
| Lifestyle
brand Chisel signs on national football team striker Robin Singh as
brand ambassador for its chain of fitness centres, spas, salons and
fashion accessories |
|
Usha International launches Frisbee tournament |
| The company is also bringing in Brodie Smith, International Ultimate Frisbee expert to India to promote the game |
| World Squash: Dipika to lead Indian team |
| A record 26 nations including India will take part in the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championship which is being hosted
by Fédération Française de Squash from 12-17 November |
| TOP STORY PICKS OF THE WEEK |
| 3-yr EPL rights tender for South Asia closes: $100m bid range on the cards? |
| As
far as bidding numbers go, SportzPower's estimates were in the $75m
range but broadcast industry sources have told this website that the
winning bid will be closer to the S100m mark |
| Star sees 50%+ ad revenues upside from Indo-Pak cricket series |
| Star
is likely to reap the riches if the India-Pakistan cricket series
scheduled in December goes through and leads to more matches between the
neighbouring countries |
| News Corp completes acquisition of ESPN Star Sports |
| News
Corp, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, completes acquisition of
ESPN’s partnership interest in ESPN Star Sports pursuant to their
agreement announced on 6 Junes |
| India has 'good chance' among 6 countries bidding for 2015 World Wrestling C'ship |
| India
will be competing with five or six countries, including the USA, to
host the 2015 World Wrestling Championship, but has a good chance to win
the bid |
| IMG ties-up with iStream for live streaming of I-League |
| As
part of the arrangement, iStream will provide video on demand, match
highlights and other related clips apart from the live footage |
| Court directs BCCI to publish IPL franchise venue selection policy |
| Order
given on a public interest litigation which had accused the BCCI of
ignoring Guwahati in selection of venues for new IPL teams |
| NSCI's Rs2.5bn multi-purpose indoor sports facility in Mumbai nearing completion |
| NSCI's
new multi-purpose indoor sports facility, being constructed at a cost
of Rs 2.5 billion, is nearing completion and is scheduled to open in the
first week of January next year |
| AAI defies Sports Ministry's age, tenure restrictions, re-elects VK Malhotra president |
| VK
Malhotra re-elected Archery Association of India president, defeats
Assam unit vice-president and Clean Sports India convener BVP Rao by
massive 72-20 vote margin |
| Randhir Singh asserts he has the numbers |
| Whatever
the results ultimately throw up, one thing the winner of the apex body
election will prove clearly is who is the more powerful in terms of
manipulating capacity |
| India Fighters to sit out WSB Season III |
| TransStadia
owned India-based franchise to sit out WSB Season III in order to
"maximize its long-term impact on the boxing world both technically and
commercially" |
| Hanoi wins bid to host 2019 Asian Games |
| Vietnamese
capital, which hosted the 2003 Southeast Asian Games and the 2009 Asian
Indoor Games, beats Indonesia's Surabaya for right to stage 18th
edition of event |
| WI tour of Bangladesh: Neo bags TV rights for India, US |
| Neo
Prime acquires broadcast rights for West Indies tour of Bangladesh for
Indian Sub-continent and US Markets, which begins 13 November |
| HIL players' auction to be held on 1 December |
| ""We
have no doubt that after the players' auction we will have six squads
that can offer the fans highly competitive hockey." Narinder Batra |
| Myntra acquires sports-inspired lifestyle apparel brand Sher Singh |
| A
year after online clothing retailer Exclusively.in launched Sher Singh,
the online brand specialising in sports-inspired lifestyle apparel has
been sold to ecommerce firm Myntra.com |
| As per IOA constitution, Chautala can contest & vote; IABF chairmanship incidental |
| Not
only does the IABF chairman have voting rights, he looks to be on
legally sound footing as far as contesting for the president's post in
the upcoming IOA polls are concerned |
| BCCI rights acquisition a drag on News Corp's intl cable channels' Q1 earnings |
| Strong
local currency operating profit growth at Fox International Channels
offset by adverse impact of strengthened US dollar and impact of
inaugural broadcasts of new BCCI cricket rights at STAR |
| Canada can help India in the field of sports medicine and winter sports |
| Sports
minister Jitendra Singh has met Canadian counterpart Bal Gosal and
exchanged the ideas for developing cooperation in sports between the two
countries |
| Cricket Australia says money from CLT20 outweighs impact on team's preparations |
| Importance
of money gained from Champions League Twenty20 underlined by Cricket
Australia, which says benefits outweigh impact it has on national team's
preparations |
| Indian Badminton League to be launched 10 Nov in Mumbai |
| $1m
prize money League gots clearance from BWF, which has asked for "at
least a 15-day gap between league's conclusion and the start of a Super
Series event in its calendar" |
| Andhra police chief Dinesh Reddy is new IHF president |
| Reddy's
elevation puts to rest industry buzz that IHF’s search for rival
politician to take on BJP-backed Hockey India would end with election of
Congress MP Jitin Prasada to the post |
| Sena threat to Pak cricket tour: Centre asserts all matches will be held as per schedule |
| In
wake of Shiv Sena threat to derail upcoming home cricket series against
Pakistan; Home Ministry asserts foolproof security will be provided and
all matches will be held as per schedule |
| Armstrong outing aftermath: Oz sportswear co. Skins slaps $2m suit on UCI |
| Australian
sports compression wear maker SKINS UCI for $2m, alleging organisation
harmed company's image by failing to crack down sufficiently on doping
and run a clean sport |
| Algeria's Bouzidi replaces Khodabakhsh as WSB COO |
| With
exactly ten days to go before the beginning of its third season, World
Series of Boxing announces appointment of Karim Bouzidi as its new COO |
| Sponsorship industry declares P&G Olympic winner |
| Nearly
40% of respondents to online poll name P&G as most successful
Olympic Top Partner compared to nearest rival Coca-Cola on 17% |
| Repucom appoints Bruno Lalande as EMEA director of strategy |
| Global
sports marketing research company Repucom, part of the RSMG Insights
group, appoints Bruno Lalande to newly-created role of director of
strategy EMEA |
| HSBC extends Champions sponsorship; marquee Asian golf event to join FedExCup schedule in 2013 |
| Total
purse will also increase from $7m to $8.5m; changes bring HSBC
Champions in line with the other three World Golf Championships played
in the United States |
| ICC Champions Trophy 2013 tickets on sale |
| Adult
tickets are priced in three categories - Gold, Silver and Family Stand -
and range from £20 (for a group game in the Family Stands) up to £60
(Gold ticket for the Final) |
| Aiba seeks details from IOA on recent IABF elections |
| Aiba,
acting on a missive it received from Meghalaya Amateur Boxing
Association, seeks further details from IOA secretary-general Raja
Randhir Singh |
| Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Raikkonen Becomes 8th Driver To Win In 2012 |
| Number
of names being discussed for Force India next season and they include
return of team’s driver from last year Adrian Sutil, ex-Toro Rosso
drivers Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastian Buemi |
| Current Affairs- Pride and Prejudice: The Saga of Carriage Discrimination between the Tennis Channel and Comcast |
In July 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) held
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (“Comcast”), the largest multi-channel
video-programming distributor (“MVPD”) in the United States, liable for
carriage discrimination against Tennis Channel. |
