International Sportsworld Communicators
Company type | Private (subsidiary of North One Television) |
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Industry | Media |
Founded | 1982 |
Founder | Bernie Ecclestone |
Headquarters | London, U.K. |
Key people | Simon Long, CEO Mark Hendy FD |
Products | Broadcasting |
North One Sports, formally known as International Sportsworld Communicators, is a United Kingdom based company which owns the commercial rights to the World Rally Championship.
History
Bernie Ecclestone founded ISC in July 1982.[1] In 1996 ISC signed a 14-year agreement with the FIA for the exclusive broadcasting rights for 18 FIA championships. In 1999, the European Commission investigated FIA, ISC and FOA for abusing dominant position and restricting competition.[2] As a result, in early 2000 the ISC and FIA made a new agreement to reduce the number of rights packages to two, the World Rally and Regional Rally Championships. In April 2000 Ecclestone sold ISC to a group led by David Richards.[3] In October 2007, North One Television purchased ISC.[4]
In June 2001, Simon Long joined International Sportsworld Communicators as Sales Director before later being promoted to Media Director. In June 2003 Simon was appointed to the position of CEO of ISC replacing William Morrison.[citation needed]. In February 2010 ISC was renamed North One Sports.[5]
References
- ^ www.ukdata.com Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 May 2006
- ^ Brussels accuses F1 motor racing of abusing its dominant position - The Irish Times, 30 June 1999
- ^ "Richards gets rallying". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2000-04-17.
- ^ European Commission: Notification by FIA/FOA of agreements relating to the FIA Formula One World Championship Retrieved 20 May 2006
- ^ North One Sports: ISC renamed to North One Sports Retrieved 10 March 2010