FOX International Channels (FIC), sample viagra a 21st Century Fox company, impotent has revealed today that it is close to acquiring Setanta Africa Services Ltd., anesthetist a sports channel bouquet distributed throughout all of sub-Saharan Africa in over one million homes. 

The acquisition is complete subject to approval by the Irish Competition Authority.

Setanta Africa business broadcasts three sports channels: Setanta Africa which is available in English and French, Zuku Sports in HD in East Africa and the recently launched Setanta Action. The channels cover football leagues from around the world, rugby, mixed martial arts and many other attractive sporting events.

“The incorporation of Setanta Africa into our FIC Africa operation, which already includes leading entertainment, factual, lifestyle and children’s channels further reinforces our overall desire to invest and grow our presence in this rapidly expanding region. Our commitment to deliver high quality content across all of our channels naturally extends to this new addition to our family”, says Alessandro Tucci, Sr. Vice President and General Manager of Fox International Channels Africa.

Michael O’Rourke, Setanta Africa’s Chairman is very excited about this opportunity and for what lies ahead saying “The channels will have a very exciting future in the hands of such an experienced and passionate sports operator.”

He added: “being opportunistic and disciplined in our expansion efforts over the past two years, we have taken Fox Sports internationally from 17 million to over 71 million homes. By that measure, and when you include our company’s US sports portfolio, Fox has become the most widely distributed sports brand in the world today”, says Frank Carrere, SVP Business Development of Fox International Channels..

International Korfball Federation (IKF) President Jan Fransoo has informed the membership of the Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) that he will not run for a third term as President when his current term will expire next May.

In his letter Fransoo cited that he needs to focus his spare volunteer time on the IKF: “The International Korfball Federation has grown so much in the past decade that we feel it is now the right moment to make next steps towards eventual inclusion in the Olympic Program. For this purpose, click my Federation needs my full and undivided attention, at least for the next few years until my current term as IKF President expires in 2015.”

Fransoo (46) conducts his activities as a sport administrator next to a full-time job. Upon his retirement as ARISF President, he will have served on the ARISF Council for 12 years, including 8 years as its President. His decision will also end his membership of the Council of SportAccord, since this is tied to the ARISF Presidency.

Soccerex have announced that the most distinguished coach in African football history, salve Claude Le Roy, buy cialis will be attending the Soccerex Seminar Lagos, order 27-28 September.

Le Roy will take part in an exclusive one-to-one session discussing his past coaching roles and what the future holds for African football.

Le Roy has a vast amount of experience in African football having coached Cameroon on two separate occasions, Senegal, Ghana and DR Congo. Whilst managing Cameroon he achieved his greatest success by guiding ‘The Indomitable Lions’ to runners-up in the 1986 African Cup of Nations before winning the tournament in 1988. He took over Ghana in 2006 and led the ‘Black Stars’ to 14^th in the FIFA World Rankings, their highest ever position. Away from African football management Le Roy has held senior positions in top European clubs including football adviser at AC Milan in 1996 and Director of Football at Paris Saint-Germain 1997-98.

Speaking about his one to one session, Claude Le Roy said: “African football has been extremely pivotal in my life. My career has taken me all over Africa and shown me the passion that African fans have for the game. I am looking forward to attending the Soccerex Seminar Lagos and speaking on the successes and challenges I faced.”

Commenting on the announcement, Soccerex CEO Duncan Revie said: “We are thrilled that Claude will be attending the Soccerex Seminar Lagos, his involvement and success within African football management is second to none. He will be able to provide an incisive and detailed view on African football during his exclusive one to one session, which will be a huge attraction at the Seminar and provide a learning curve for future managers.”

For more information on the Soccerex Seminar Lagos please go to www.soccerex.com/lagos

Verizon are set to bring FiOS TV subscribers Olympic, endurance and adventure sports programming after agreeing a multi-year deal with Universal Sports Network

In the coming months, customers will be able to watch Universal Sports Network on a variety of portable devices outside the home.

Universal Sports HD is available to all customers as part of Sports Pass, and available in all FiOS TV markets, including metro New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. 

“Verizon FiOS provides another alternative to watch Universal Sports to our fans whose providers have not yet added our network to their channel lineups,” said Scott Brown, President of Universal Sports. “We wish to welcome Verizon FiOS customers to our family, and look forward to delivering the content they have been craving.”

Ryan Gillette, director, content strategy and acquisition for Verizon, said: “We’re pleased that Verizon FiOS customers are now able to enjoy the world class events Universal Sports Network brings to our sports offering. We look forward to offering the content beyond the TV to a variety of portable devices used by our customers in the near future.”

The upcoming Sports and Events Tourism Exchange (SETE) Gala Dinner (12September), malady which is to kick off the SETE exhibition (12–14 September) andconference (12-13 September), healing has also been chosen by SASCOC (South AfricanSports Confederation and Olympic Committee) to celebrate the hugelysuccessful South African Olympic Team.

A night of glitz and glamour isguaranteed, with multiple-SAMAwinner Lira set to entertain a star-studdedcrowd that will include Durban-born Olympic gold and silver medalist Chad leClos. The Gala Dinner will take place at the ICC Durban, and is hosted by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism (KZNDEDT),EThekwini Municipality and Durban Tourism.With ticket sales to
the event set to go live on Wednesday 22 August 2012,members of the public will be able to join sponsors, dignitaries, and theirOlympic heroes in expressing their gratitude to our Olympic athletes whoflew the South African flag high at the London Olympics.

An evening dedicated to promoting South African Culture will see welcomes
from KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development Tourism Mike Mabuyakhulu and Mayor of Durban James Nxumalo, as well as from a selection of athletes andsports celebrities. Autograph and photo opportunities for guests withathletes and personalities will also take place, allowing local, nationaland international businesses, sports fanatics, sponsors and supporters achance to rub shoulders and share in the athletes’ experiences in London.

James Seymour (CEO of the Durban KwaZulu-Natal Convention Bureau, which was responsible for bidding for SETE 2012 – 2014 and acting as the KZN DEDTimplementing agency for this event) said that “we are looking forward toshowcasing and congratulating the achievements of our London 2012 Olympic athletes at the SETE 2012 Gala Dinner. By sponsoring the SETE event, KZNDEDT hopes to raise the level of awareness amongst sport and eventorganisers of the wide range of sporting facilities that exist in Durban,and the rest of KwaZulu-Natal, as well as of the successful track recordthat this region has in terms of hosting significantevents.SETE is able tosuccessfully expose major sport and event buyers and organisers to thesporting facilities and sport sponsoring and support agencies in SouthAfrica.”

Sugen Pillay, Director forBusiness Development at TEPG and SETE ConferenceDirector, said: “we are looking forward to welcoming home our Olympic athletes, especially gold medalist Chad Le Clos, to the SETE Opening Dinner.

“These athletes have become brand ambassadors for South Africa and will definitely contribute positively to promoting our country as a sports tourism destination – something that SETE is striving to achieve. The evening promises to be a memorable one that will showcase South African culture through world class entertainment, also providing an opportunity to network with industry leaders.”

Both the SETE conference and exhibition (12-14 September) are intended topromote the country as a popular sports and events destination by facilitating relationships between South Africa’s tourism, sport and event industries. To this end, the SETE exhibition will feature an estimated 100 exhibitors as well as over 50 international hosted buyers (IHB’s), whilst the conference programme will include presentations and panel discussionsanchored by keynote speakers who are all specialists within their respectivefields.

A feature of the SETE conference thatis sure to generatesignificant interest will be the National Sports Tourism Steering committee’s presentation of its 17 year strategy.

Shaping and advancing South Africa’sdevelopment as a sports tourism destination, this plan will identify the keyinternational events that South Africa should bid for, as well as thedomestic events that need governmental support, in order to grow the country’s sports tourism industry.To book your SETE 2012 Gala Dinner ticket, or for more information, visitwww.sportsandevents.co.za

Sky Sports, a subscription sports network that has been involved in boxing for many years, extended its deal with promoter Matchroom Sport. 

Matchroom Sport has been the exclusive provider of fights cards to the network for the past few years and will continue to be for the next two years — and 40 shows — under the terms of the deal. The extension commences in June, Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn announced.

“I’m delighted to announce a new two-year extension to our existing contract with Sky Sports, which will see us as the principle promoter on the channel to summer 2016,” Hearn said in a statement. “We have developed one of the strongest stables ever seen in world boxing and the extension gives us the perfect platform to grow our team and provide them all with the ultimate opportunity to achieve within the sport. 

“Sky shares our passion and vision for the sport and is a perfect partner as we look to grow boxing significantly over the next few years. It’s exciting times for an exciting sport and we have some mouth-watering plans to share with Sky Sports viewers.”

Frenchman Cyril Abiteboul became the youngest team principal in Formula One on Thursday with Caterham naming the 35-year-old as successor to Malaysian entrepreneur and co-owner Tony Fernandes.

Abiteboul was already the chief executive of the British-based team, who have yet to score a point in three years, and will now combine both roles. 

“Cyril is going to be an excellent team principal. He has extensive experience in F1, he is extremely well respected and he shares our vision for what we want our team to achieve,” said Fernandes in a statement.

“He takes over during a season when we have not yet fulfilled our potential, but at a time when we have everything in place to help us do so. One day we will earn our seat at the top table of Formula One and he is the right person to take us there.”

Abiteboul was previously deputy managing director of Renault Sport F1 and has spent 11 years with the French car manufacturer. Renault provide Caterham’s engines.

Fernandes announced earlier in the week, after presenting a joint venture between his Caterham group and Renault to revive the Alpine sportscar brand, that he would be handing over his F1 duties.

He said on Thursday that the move would allow him to focus on his AirAsia airline while Caterham Group chief executive Riad Asmat would oversee the automotove side.

Fernandes, who is stepping down as CEO of the Malaysian-listed airline to focus on regional growth with its Indonesian operation, will remain as co-chairman of Caterham Group with Kamarudin Meranun.

“Kamarudin and I will still have an active interest in our various Caterham companies, but we have now reached the point in the growth of the business where it makes most sense to step back,” said Fernandes, who also owns struggling Premier League soccer club Queens Park Rangers.

“We have taken Caterham Group from nothing just three years ago to today, where Caterham Cars has the platform with Renault to take it from a niche brand into an innovative participant in the global automotive market.”

The Caterham Group includes a technology company that is also working with Renault on the design and development of sportscars as well as with Airbus on the aviation side.

Caterham’s current F1 drivers are Finland’s Heikki Kovalainen and Russian Vitaly Petrov.

Marcin Herra, unhealthy the man responsible for leading and managing all activities associated with the organisation of this year’s UEFA EURO 2012™ football championships and iSportconnect columnist will present a case study at the International Sports Event Management Conference (ISEM) in London on 7-8 November.

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SuperSport are set broadcast the National Hockey League (NHL) after securing a new broadcast deal.

The NHL now sits alongside SuperSport’s other major American broadcast properties that include the National Basketball Association, health Major League Soccer, and Major League Baseball and National Football League.

The broadcast agreement includes the rights to telecast up to four live NHL games per week during the regular season, viagra up to 12 live games in rounds one, two and all of round three of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, every Stanley Cup Final game, and the NHL All-Star games.

Hockey fans in South Africa will continue to connect with the NHL through NHL GameCentre LIVE and NHL.com.

SuperSport’s rights include simulcast on mobile and online, confirming the World of Champions’ multi-platform philosophy.

Robert Pickles, Managing Director of AMI said: “We are very pleased to add SuperSport to our ever increasing list of broadcasters across EMEA and look forward to a long and successful relationship.”

“This truly is a game-changer,” said Brandon Foot, SuperSport’s Head of Acquisitions and Legal. “The game is fast and dynamic, which is perfect for High Definition viewing. Our audience has a hearty appetite for contact sport and I’m confident NHL will soon command a loyal following.”

“The addition of SuperSport to the League’s international broadcast line-up complements the existing products these fans already consume including NHL GameCentre LIVE and NHL.com,” said David Proper, the NHL’s Executive Vice President of Media Distribution and Strategy. “We anticipate that sports fans in South Africa will continue to enjoy and follow our sport as we embark on an unprecedented season, with six big event outdoor games in the span of 61 days, followed by the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final.”