http://www.sportbusiness.com/country/canada/feed Sportbusiness News http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/167459/construction-complete-on-first-vancouver-2010-indoor-competition-venue The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic Games (VANOC) said the UBC Thunderbird Arena is the first indoor competition venue in the Host Region to complete construction. The venue will host the men’s and women’s ice hockey, as well as the men’s ice sledge hockey competitions during the 2010 Winter Games. Events Canada Ice Hockey Stadia & Facilities Winter Olympics Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:36:04 +0100 msherlock 167459 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/167007/atn-acquire-asia-cup-rights-in-canada Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN), which broadcasts to Canada’s three million people of South Asian, East Asian and Arabic heritage, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in Canada for cricket’s Asia Cup 2008, in a deal with ESPN Star Sports. Media Canada Cricket TV Rights Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:48:01 +0100 mglendinning 167007 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166928/nhl-agrees-new-deals-with-tsn-anheuser-busch The National Hockey League has signed deals with TSN, for media rights in Canada, and with Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc, for Bud Light to remain the league’s official beer. Media Canada United States Broadcast Ice Hockey Sponsorship Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:03:37 +0100 msherlock 166928 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166772/canadian-broadcasters-to-cover-euro-2008 Canadian cable television sports channels The Sports Network (TSN) and Rogers Sportsnet (Sportsnet) have agreed to jointly televise live all 31 matches from Euro 2008. Media Canada Football Soccer TV Rights Fri, 9 May 2008 09:57:33 +0100 mglendinning 166772 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166675/molson-named-official-beer-supplier-for-vancouver-2010 Molson agreed a deal with the Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) to become exclusive Official Supplier with sponsorship rights in the beer product/service category. Marketing Canada Sponsorship Winter Olympics Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:40:22 +0100 msherlock 166675 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166443/2010-olympics-announce-q2-budget-results The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organising Committee said it has agreed sponsorship agreements worth about $709 million, more than 90 per cent of its overall target of $760 million. Events Canada Event Management Finance Winter Olympics Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:20:46 +0000 msherlock 166443 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166293/rogge-praises-vanoc-preparations IOC president, Jacques Rogge, has praised the progress of the Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Events Canada Events Winter Olympics Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:41:39 +0000 mglendinning 166293 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163934/coca-cola-canada-and-rbc-sponsor-vancouver-2010-torch-relay Coca-Cola Canada and RBC agreed a deal with the Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) as exclusive Presenting Partners of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. Marketing Canada Sponsorship Winter Olympics Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:20:18 +0000 msherlock 163934 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163490/north-american-sponsorship-spend-to-total-16-78-billion-in-2008 Sponsorship spending by North American companies is expected to increase 12.6 per cent in 2008 to $16.78 billion, according to IEG Sponsorship Report, the world's leading authority on sponsorship. Marketing Canada United States Sponsorship Summer Olympics Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:10:19 +0000 msherlock 163490 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163213/mitsubishi-signs-canadian-university-sport-sponsorship Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) has signed a three-year $1 million sponsorship agreement with Mitsubishi Motor Sales starting from the 2008 CIS winter championship season. Marketing Canada Sponsorship Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:55:44 +0000 mglendinning 163213 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163102/vanoc-celebrates-completion-of-venues-in-whistler The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will unveil all Whistler Olympic and Paralympic competition venues in a ceremony this weekend. Events Canada Stadia & Facilities Winter Olympics Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:26:43 +0000 mglendinning 163102 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162863/canadian-open-banks-new-sponsorship-deal Royal Bank of Canada agreed a deal to sponsor golf’s Canadian Open until 2012. Marketing Canada Golf Sponsorship Fri, 2 Nov 2007 10:55:07 +0000 msherlock 162863 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162788/vancouver-2010-exceeds-2007-sponsorship-target VANOC, the Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver said that is will exceed its 2007 sponsorship target of $65 million by at least $15 million. Events Canada Event Management Sponsorship Winter Olympics Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:11:56 +0100 msherlock 162788 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162676/bank-of-nova-scotia-hitches-up-with-the-nhl Bank of Nova Scotia agreed a five-year deal with the National Hockey League, becoming the official bank of both the NHL and its players' association. Marketing Canada Ice Hockey Sponsorship Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:57:41 +0100 msherlock 162676 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162612/under-armour-sponsor-toronto-maple-leafs Clothing brand, Under Armour, has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey team. Marketing Canada Ice Hockey Sponsorship Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:41:22 +0100 nicolarogers 162612 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162222/setanta-to-launch-epl-channel-in-canada Setanta Sports will launch a Canadian soccer channel with extensive rights to live English Premier League in partnership with Rogers Communications. Events Canada Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:34:54 +0100 mglendinning 162222 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161973/3m-wraps-up-partnership-with-vancouver-2010 The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) agreed a deal with 3M Canada as the new Official Supplier in the Large Format Graphics (building and vehicle wrap graphics) category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Marketing Canada Sponsorship Winter Olympics Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:23:11 +0100 msherlock 161973 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161950/vanoc-releases-action-plan-for-sustainable-2010-winter-games The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2010 in Vancouver will be the first Games to integrate social, economic and environmental sustainability. Events Canada Event Management Winter Olympics Wed, 6 Jun 2007 09:39:19 +0100 msherlock 161950 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161883/itu-signs-fox-sports-net-deal The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has signed a deal with major US broadcaster, Fox Sports Net (FSN), to broadcast its World Cup series. Events Canada Broadcast Triathlon Thu, 24 May 2007 11:09:23 +0100 mglendinning 161883 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161879/ctv-wins-exclusive-nfl-super-bowl-rights Canadian Television (CTV) has won the broadcast rights to NFL regular season and play-off games and exclusive rights to the Super Bowl from 2007-2009. Events Canada American Football Broadcast Thu, 24 May 2007 10:59:38 +0100 mglendinning 161879 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161853/vanoc-2010-to-increase-transparency-and-accountability The Vancouver 2010 Board of Directors took steps to increase transparency and accountability to 2010 Winter Games planning. Events Canada Administration Event Management Winter Olympics Thu, 17 May 2007 08:51:05 +0100 msherlock 161853 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161840/transcanada-signs-up-for-vancouver-2010 The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) agreed a deal for TransCanada to become a new Official Supplier in the Natural Gas Pipeline Operator category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Marketing Canada Sponsorship Winter Olympics Tue, 15 May 2007 09:07:46 +0100 msherlock 161840 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161681/icbc-joins-drive-towards-vancouver-2010 The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia became an Official Supporter of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Marketing Canada Sponsorship Winter Olympics Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:29:32 +0100 msherlock 161681 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161673/the-afl-signs-overseas-tv-deal The Australian Football League signed a five-year international TV rights deal with Setanta. Media Australia Canada United Kingdom United States Australian Rules Football Broadcast TV Rights Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:47:06 +0100 msherlock 161673 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161612/cbc-retains-nhl-tv-rights-until-2014 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the National Hockey League agreed a new deal that will keep ice hockey on the CBC until 2014. Media Canada Broadcast Ice Hockey TV Rights Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:41:17 +0100 msherlock 161612 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161603/yahoo-canada-and-canadian-soccer-team-up Yahoo! Canada and the Canadian Soccer Association agreed a deal for Yahoo! to become official online partner and national team sponsor. Marketing Canada Football Soccer Internet Sponsorship Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:28:01 +0100 msherlock 161603 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161585/jet-set-sports-and-cosports-provide-2010-hospitality Jet Set Sports and CoSport formed a new partnership to develop exclusive hospitality packages for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Events Canada Hospitality Winter Olympics Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:49:06 +0000 msherlock 161585 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161547/toronto-gp-set-to-unveil-new-title-sponsor Steelback Brewery is today set to be unveiled as the new title of Champ Car’s Grand Prix of Toronto. Marketing Canada Motor Racing Naming Rights Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:22:23 +0000 cbritcher 161547 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161535/halifax-pulls-out-of-2014-commonwealth-games-bid The Canadian city of Halifax pulled out of the race to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games after the province of Nova Scotia withdrew support due to concerns over the projected budget. Events Canada Commonwealth Games Event Management Finance Fri, 9 Mar 2007 09:37:19 +0000 msherlock 161535 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161509/canada-tables-olympic-brand-legislation The Government of Canada tabled a bill to introduce brand protection legislation for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Marketing Canada Law Sponsorship Winter Olympics Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:08:44 +0000 msherlock 161509 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161392/birks-supplies-jewellery-to-vancouver-2010 The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) appointed Birks & Mayors Inc. Official Supplier of Jewellery for the Games. Marketing Canada Events Sponsorship Winter Olympics Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:55:18 +0000 msherlock 161392 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161328/atn-launches-canadian-cricket-channel Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) launched ATN-Cricket Plus, a new channel with a prime focus on cricket. Media Canada Broadcast Cricket TV Rights Mon, 5 Feb 2007 08:59:07 +0000 msherlock 161328 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161144/pods-to-sponsor-pga-event Storage company PODS signed a six-year deal to sponsor Tampa Bay's PGA Tour event. Marketing Australia Canada United Kingdom United States Golf Sponsorship Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:51:53 +0000 msherlock 161144 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161052/vanoc-2010-kicks-off-2007-with-seven-new-deals The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) agreed deals with seven more Canadian companies for its Official Licensing Programme under the ‘Novelty Gift’ and ‘Collectibles’ (Hard Goods) categories. Canada Events Sponsorship Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:24:48 +0000 msherlock 161052 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160992/canadian-football-league-inks-new-deal The Canadian Football League signed a new TV rights deal, to start in 2008, with Canadian sports network, TSN. Canada American Football Broadcast Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:12:09 +0000 msherlock 160992 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160982/vanoc-on-budget-and-exceeding-sponsor-goals The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games say it has far exceeded its sponsorship target for the year. Canada Skiing Sponsorship Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:17:00 +0000 cbritcher 160982 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160763/tsn-given-go-ahead-for-digital-sports-channel Canadian broadcaster TSN has received approval for a second digital channel from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, (CRTC), the federal broadcast regulator. Canada Broadcast Ice Hockey Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:42:26 +0000 msherlock 160763 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160708/vancouver-2010-hosts-annual-sponsor-workshop Representatives of Olympic and Paralympic Games sponsors from across Canada and around the world are gathered in Vancouver for the next two days for the second annual Vancouver 2010 Sponsor Workshop, hosted by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). Canada Sponsorship Thu, 2 Nov 2006 09:36:27 +0000 msherlock 160708 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160677/vancouver-2010-adds-to-its-licensee-programme The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) said it had agreed deals with nine new Canadian companies to its Official Licensee Programme under the ‘Apparel’ and ‘Headwear’ categories. Canada Sponsorship Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:06:23 +0100 msherlock 160677 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160668/dow-chemical-canada-becomes-official-supplier-to-vancouver-2010 Dow Chemical Canada Inc, agreed a deal with the Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games as the official supplier of Insulation Materials and Heat Transfer Fluids. Canada Sponsorship Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:45:13 +0100 msherlock 160668 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160638/ioc-member-hodler-dies The man who exposed the corruption behind the Salt Lake City bid to host the Winter Olympics has died. Canada Administration Skiing Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:10:07 +0100 cbritcher 160638 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160635/wta-president-serves-up-top-award Stacey Allaster, president of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, has been become the first woman to scoop a top sports business award in Canada. Canada Administration Tennis Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:16:24 +0100 cbritcher 160635 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160624/epcor-powers-into-2010-winter-games Organisers of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games have confirmed EPCOR Utilities as a new partner. Canada Skiing Sponsorship Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:07:59 +0100 cbritcher 160624 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160622/vanoc-set-to-unveil-sponsor Organisers of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010 will today unveil a new sponsor. Canada Skiing Sponsorship Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:19:37 +0100 cbritcher 160622 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160558/serie-a-international-rights-unified The Media Partners & Silva and Sportfive agencies agreed a deal to unify the sale of international Italian Serie A rights in some key territories. Canada Ireland Italy Russian Federation United Kingdom United States Broadcast Football Soccer Fri, 6 Oct 2006 10:05:45 +0100 msherlock 160558 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160466/2010-organisers-looking-to-sign-more-sponsors The organisers of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games expect to sign up to 10 new sponsorship deals this year as they look to surpass more than C$700 million in total domestic sponsorship. Canada Sponsorship Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:01:43 +0100 msherlock 160466 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160451/cbc-wins-2010-and-2014-world-cup-rights Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC acquired the TV right for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. Canada Broadcast Football Soccer Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:17:55 +0100 msherlock 160451 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160328/goltv-scores-la-liga-deal Soccer channel GolTV has confirmed a new exclusive multi-year agreement to broadcast Spain’s La Liga in the US and Canada. Brazil Canada Germany Italy Spain United States Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:34:00 +0100 admin 160328 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160321/record-coverage-for-womens-rugby-world-cup The International Rugby Board says the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2006, which kicks off on 31 August in Edmonton, Canada, will be shown on more television stations than ever before. Canada Broadcast Rugby Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:44:00 +0100 admin 160321 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160185/sportelmonaco-2006-exhibition-space-selling-out With more than 2 months to go before the opening of SPORTELMonaco 2006, exhibitors have committed to more than 85% of the expanded floor space in the Grimaldi Forum. Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Israel Italy Japan Lebanon Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Monaco New Zealand Nigeria Norway Poland Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Archery Basketball Broadcast Finance Football Soccer Marketing Research Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Technology Wrestling Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:38:22 +0100 admin 160185 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160169/london-2012-sponsorship-interest-soars Interest in sponsoring the London 2012 Olympics has been so strong that companies are reportedly prepared to pay around £100 million to become official partners, double the original estimate. Canada United Kingdom Broadcast Marketing Research Sponsorship Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:11:40 +0100 admin 160169 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160145/ioc-awards-tv-rights-for-north-and-south-korea The International Olympic Committee signed a four-Games agreement for the broadcast rights in Korea with South Korean commercial broadcaster SBS. Canada China South Korea United Kingdom Broadcast Events Pool Thu, 3 Aug 2006 09:57:38 +0100 admin 160145 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160129/british-skiing-unhappy-at-funding-cut The British alpine skiing funding budget up until the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver has been reduced from £1.72m to £922,000. Canada Administration Skiing Tue, 1 Aug 2006 08:20:38 +0100 admin 160129 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159942/nascar-eyes-canadian-circuit The NASCAR Busch series is set to blast into Canada for the first time next year. Canada Administration Events Motor Racing Nascar Stadia & Facilities Sun, 18 Jun 2006 13:54:12 +0100 admin 159942 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159809/omega-extends-ioc-sponsorship The IOC has extended its Olympic sponsorship deal with official timekeeper Omega. Canada China United Kingdom Marketing Research Sponsorship Wed, 17 May 2006 05:40:59 +0100 admin 159809 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159792/infront-scores-four-more-fifa-web-deals FIFA agents Infront have signed four agreements for its standard 2006 World Cup new media broadcast rights packages for France, Canada, Sweden and India. Canada France India Sweden Broadcast Events Football Soccer Technology Thu, 11 May 2006 19:25:02 +0100 admin 159792 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159761/tvnw-secure-track-field-meet The TVNW Media Group is to produce TV coverage of Canada’s premiere track and field meeting. Canada China Broadcast Events Stadia & Facilities Track And Field Thu, 4 May 2006 19:48:50 +0100 admin 159761 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159668/adidas-bid-to-step-up-growth The adidas Group has presented its strategy for further growth following the integration of Reebok International Ltd as well as agreeing a merchandise deal with the NBA. Canada Basketball Finance Marketing Research Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:09:17 +0100 admin 159668 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159590/visa-in-credit-after-winter-games A top executive with Visa says the Turin Olympics and Paralympics have helped propel the brand's point of sale penetration to new levels in Turin and across Italy. Canada China Greece Italy United Kingdom Sponsorship Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:01:51 +0100 admin 159590 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159549/paralympics-webcast-holds-on-to-viewers An audience of more than 23,000 have so far tuned in online to watch live and delayed coverage of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games. Canada Germany Italy Japan Broadcast Events Marketing Research Technology Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:07:40 +0000 admin 159549 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159545/espn-expands-international-mobile-initiatives ESPN has unveiled a series of initiatives to make ESPN-branded mobile content more widely available outside the United States. Canada United States Technology Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:39:11 +0000 admin 159545 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159540/travel-agents-gear-up-for-caribbean-world-cup Twenty travel agencies from 11 countries across the globe are the first Official Travel Agents (OTAs) approved to sell packages, inclusive of match tickets, for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Australia Barbados Bermuda Canada India Jamaica Netherlands New Zealand South Africa Sri Lanka UAE United States Cricket Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:18:20 +0000 admin 159540 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159498/new-nhl-broadcast-head-to-keep-it-simple John Shannon, who stepped down as the head of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's digital hockey and basketball channels last month, is the NHL's new senior vice-president of broadcasting. Canada Basketball Broadcast Events Hockey Wed, 8 Mar 2006 07:11:38 +0000 admin 159498 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159476/tv-deal-for-world-baseball-classic NASN has secured exclusive pan-European rights to televise the inaugural World Baseball Classic. Australia Canada China Cuba Dominican Republic Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands Panama Puerto Rico South Africa South Korea Taiwan United States Venezuela Baseball Broadcast Events Football Soccer Pool Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:58:42 +0000 admin 159476 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159462/pr-partner-named-for-sportaccord Hill & Knowlton has been appointed the official PR partner for the international sports convention, SportAccord in Seoul, on April 3-7. Canada South Korea United Kingdom Finance Marketing Research Sponsorship Wed, 1 Mar 2006 09:18:43 +0000 admin 159462 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159430/icc-bid-to-develop-one-day-international-cricket The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a big increase in the programme of One-Day International (ODI) cricket for associate member countries, to develop the game globally. Bermuda Canada Ireland Kenya Netherlands Pakistan Sri Lanka United Kingdom Zimbabwe Cricket Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:07:37 +0000 admin 159430 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159429/tv-deals-agreed-for-indian-cricket Nimbus Sport has reached agreement with leading broadcast platforms in the USA, Canada, Carribean, UK and the Middle East for live television coverage of Indian cricket. Bangladesh Canada Fiji Greece India Malaysia Singapore Sri Lanka United Kingdom Broadcast Cricket Events Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:18:49 +0000 admin 159429 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159382/big-names-line-up-to-speak-at-sportaccord-2006 Some of the most influential people in sport will be speaking at SportAccord 2006, which takes place at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Seoul, South Korea on April 3-7, 2006. Australia Canada South Korea United Kingdom Broadcast Events Finance Sponsorship Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:32:53 +0000 admin 159382 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159237/six-nations-extends-broadband-reach Sports broadcaster Setanta Sports and webcast solutions provider Servecast have teamed up to deliver Six Nations Rugby over broadband in the US, Australia, Canada and the Carribean. Australia Canada Broadcast Rugby Technology Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:43:27 +0000 admin 159237 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159175/espn-names-senior-news-director Fernando LC3pez has been named senior news director of the Spanish-language editions of SportsCenter, televised on ESPN Deportes in the U.S. and on ESPN Dos in Latin America. Argentina Brazil Canada Mexico Broadcast Events Stadia & Facilities Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:30:08 +0000 admin 159175 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158994/kbs-signs-world-cup-deals-for-us-and-canada KBS America has agreed a deal for the exclusive Korean language broadcast rights to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Canada United States Broadcast Events Football Soccer Marketing Research Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:30:19 +0000 admin 158994 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158950/travel-and-hospitality-agents-announced-for-rwc-2007 Rugby World Cup Ltd and Rugby Travel and Hospitality ’07 Ltd has appointed Official Travel Agents (OTAs) and Official Corporate Hospitality Agents (OCHAs) for Rugby World Cup 2007. Argentina Australia Canada France Hong Kong Ireland Japan New Zealand South Africa United Kingdom Administration Events Marketing Research Rugby Stadia & Facilities Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:42:49 +0000 admin 158950 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158744/canadian-basketball-in-img-tie-up Canada Basketball and IMG Canada have agreed a sponsorship partnership designed to help the governing body market its assets and develop new properties. Canada Basketball Events Sponsorship Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:21:44 +0000 admin 158744 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158650/increased-network-presence-for-champ-car The 2006 Champ Car World Series features seven events to be broadcast on CBS Sports and NBC, with the remaining eight races to be aired the cable motorsport network, SPEED Channel. Canada Baseball Broadcast Events Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:39:28 +0000 admin 158650 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158102/irb-to-pump-millions-into-rugby The International Rugby Board (IRB) will make the biggest investment in high performance rugby in its 120-year history, after pledging £30million to the sport. Argentina Canada Fiji Japan Romania Samoa Tonga Finance Rugby Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:40:13 +0100 admin 158102 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158542/g2-sro-renew-tennis-canada-agreement G2 Strategic and SRO Strategies have renewed their marketing and sales consulting relationship with Tennis Canada. Canada Education Marketing Research Tennis Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:04:43 +0100 admin 158542 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158466/indian-cricket-sponsor-up-for-challenge Global sports agency Nimbus Sport has signed Kingfisher as title sponsor of Indian cricket’s Challenger 2005 tournament. Canada India Broadcast Cricket Events Sponsorship Technology Thu, 6 Oct 2005 07:58:15 +0100 admin 158466 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158445/nfls-mexico-first-breaks-record The NFL's first visit to Mexico for a regular-season game has paid dividends with an all-time attendance record. Canada China Japan Mexico United Kingdom United States American Football Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:10:10 +0100 admin 158445 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158428/mutual-signs-up-to-world-bowls The World Bowls Tour (WBT) has agreed a deal with engage Mutual Assurance for title sponsorship of the International Open next month. Australia Canada Hong Kong Israel New Zealand South Africa Bowls Broadcast Events Sponsorship Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:32:20 +0100 admin 158428 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158382/trio-join-a1-gp-line-up Teams from Austria, Italy and Japan have joined the starting grid for the new A1 Grand Prix series which roars into life this weekend. Austria Canada Italy Japan Broadcast Marketing Research Motor Racing Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:59:08 +0100 admin 158382 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158361/uefa-website-scores-new-high The official UEFA website, uefa.com, registered a record number of page views and visits following last night's Champions League games. Australia Belgium Brazil Canada France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Portugal Spain Turkey Football Soccer Technology Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:09:32 +0100 admin 158361 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158340/big-hitters-rev-up-for-f1-sponsorship-forum Big names have signed up to the only conference and meeting forum for the business of Formula One and motorsport, to be held in Monaco on November 16-17, 2005. Brazil Canada China India Malaysia Monaco Switzerland Broadcast Events Marketing Research Sponsorship Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:21:15 +0100 admin 158340 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158298/5-oceans-in-3-way-website The 5-Oceans solo round the world yacht race has launched a new multi-language website in English, French and Spanish. The website, hosted by greendesign of Southampton, includes in-depth information on the event for followers, press and potential skippers. The race starts in Bilbao, Spain, in October 2006 and features competitors from a range of countries including Britain, Canada and Spain. Canada Spain United Kingdom Sailing Sponsorship Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:23:54 +0100 admin 158298 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158287/asian-licensing-opportunities A new SportBusiness report indicates there remains massive potentialfor licensed goods in Asia. However, with the balance of power movingto the retailer, the licensor can expect royalty rates to be squeezedto the lower end of the five-to-20 per cent scale. Canada Law Marketing Research Thu, 8 Sep 2005 14:25:48 +0100 admin 158287 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158250/london-2012-appoints-ceo-headhunters London 2012 has appointed Odgers Ray & Berndtson to handle the appointment of the CEO for the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG). Canada United Kingdom Administration Recruitment Tue, 6 Sep 2005 09:18:30 +0100 admin 158250 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158101/x-games-in-live-first ESPN will deliver live coverage of the 'X Games 11' to 77 countries and territories and it will be the first time that live coverage has extended beyond the US. Australia Brazil Canada France Greece Iceland Israel Italy United States Broadcast Events Skiing Surfing Thu, 4 Aug 2005 10:28:12 +0100 admin 158101 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158074/seven-bid-for-2014-winter-olmypics The International Olympic Committee says that seven cities will bid for the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics Bulgaria Canada China Germany Administration Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:01:17 +0100 admin 158074 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158027/icc-posts-world-cup-schedule The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced its schedule for the 2007 World Cup to be hosted by the West Indies. Australia Barbados Canada Grenada Guyana Jamaica Kenya New Zealand Pakistan United Kingdom Cricket Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:42:32 +0100 admin 158027 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158026/nhl-to-vote-on-cba The National Hockey League's board of governors will meet in New York on Friday to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with the players' union and avert a repeat of last year's lock out. Canada United States American Football Broadcast Hockey Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:41:24 +0100 admin 158026 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158021/twi-appointed-to-ioc-tv-research-role The International Olympic Committee has appointed TWI to carry out market research to help maximise television and new media opportunities for the Olympic Games around the world. Canada United Kingdom Broadcast Events Law Marketing Research Technology Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:02:29 +0100 admin 158021 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158009/new-york-stopover-for-clipper-race New York City will be a host of the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race during its port visit in May 2006. Australia Canada China Singapore South Africa United Kingdom United States Broadcast Events Marketing Research Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:58:58 +0100 admin 158009 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157913/ioc-enjoys-record-sponsorship The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is enjoying record levels of sponsorship with revenues expected to rise by nearly a third for the latest four-year cycle up to Beijing 2008. Canada China Singapore Finance Marketing Research Sponsorship Tue, 5 Jul 2005 09:34:58 +0100 admin 157913 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157897/ioc-and-atos-extend-partnership-to-2012 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has extended its partnership with Atos Origin to include the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the 2012 Olympic Games. Canada China Broadcast Technology Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:30:16 +0100 admin 157897 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157813/chinese-stopover-for-clipper-yacht-race The port of Qingdao will be the Chinese stopover for the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race. Canada China Japan Events Sailing Fri, 17 Jun 2005 09:12:20 +0100 admin 157813 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157723/nba-and-wrigley-canada-stick-together The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Wrigley Canada have agreed a multi-year extension of their marketing partnership. Canada Basketball Broadcast Events Marketing Research Sponsorship Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:16:25 +0100 admin 157723 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157725/atp-reveals-2006-schedule The ATP today has unveiled its 2006 calendar, comprising 64 tournaments in 31 countries. Canada China France India Qatar United States Vietnam Education Events Tennis Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:11:44 +0100 admin 157725 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157724/atp-reveals-2006-schedule The ATP today has unveiled its 2006 calendar, comprising 64 tournaments in 31 countries. Canada China France India Qatar United States Vietnam Education Events Tennis Wed, 8 Jun 2005 08:48:58 +0100 admin 157724 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157687/tvnw-commits-to-athletics TVNW Media Group will produce coverage of the 2005 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic and the inaugural Canada v China Pacific World Cup for Canadian sports broadcaster TSN. Canada China Broadcast Events Stadia & Facilities Track And Field Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:49:56 +0100 admin 157687 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157663/figo-sets-up-real-rivalry-in-a1-grand-prix Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo is one of the owners of the Portuguese motor racing team which will compete in the new A1 Grand Prix series. Australia Brazil Canada China India Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan Portugal South Africa South Korea Spain Turkey UAE United Kingdom Marketing Research Motor Racing Tue, 31 May 2005 10:23:36 +0100 admin 157663 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157655/g2-to-develop-tennis-ticket-sale-strategy G2 Strategic and the French Tennis Federation will work together to develop strategies to increase ticket sales for the BNP Paribas Masters. Canada France Education Events Tennis Fri, 27 May 2005 11:15:00 +0100 admin 157655 at http://www.sportbusiness.com