Technology

PA Sport to Partner Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008 - 31 Mar 08

Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008, in association with BT Media and Broadcast, is pleased to welcome PA Sport as Digital Partner to the industry-leading event on June 13, 2008 at BT Centre in London.

IOC Member to Speak at Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008 - 19 Mar 08

Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008, in association with BT Media and Broadcast, is delighted to announce that IOC member Patrick Baumann, Secretary-General of FIBA (the International Basketball Federation), will be joining the 'Maximising Digital Sports Rights: Show Me the Money' panel discussion at the must-attend event on 13 June 2008 at BT Centre in London.

Emmy-award winner to Address Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008 - 28 Feb 08

Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008, in association with BT Media and Broadcast, is delighted to announce that Hank Adams, CEO of Sportvision Inc, will be providing the Opening Afternoon Address at the seminal event on 13 June 2008 at BT Centre in London.

Comcast-Spectacor offers 2008 predictions for sports industry - 4 Jan 08

Executives at Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm, forecast technology playing an ever-increasing role in presenting, selling and communicating events in 2008.

Entriq provides Infront with broadband solutions - 22 Oct 07

Entriq, the broadband delivery for sporting events company, has launched a new platform implementation and broadband service for Infront Sports & Media AG.

Free webcast to mark MLB.com breakthrough - 24 Aug 07

Major League Baseball’s official website will mark the fifth anniversary of its first live full-game webcast by offering a free live webcast this weekend.

MINDSHARE PERFORMANCE TO SPONSOR SPORTBUSINESS INTERNATIONAL SPORTS MEDIA SUMMIT - 15 Aug 07

MindShare Performance, WPP’s sports and entertainment consultancy, has become title sponsor of the path-finding SportBusiness International Sports Media Summit at Emirates Stadium, London on September 27.

MORE GROUPS JOIN PREMIER LEAGUE’S YOUTUBE BATTLE - 7 Aug 07

Additional sports right holders joined the Premier League’s class action lawsuit against YouTube and Google including the Rugby Football League; the Finnish Football League Association and boxing companies Knockout Entertainment Limited and Seminole Warriors Boxing.

SPORTELMONACO 2007 EXHIBITION SPACE SELLING OUT! - 1 Aug 07

With almost three months to go before the start of the 18th annual SPORTELMonaco, exhibition space is 95 per cent sold out, it was announced by David Tomatis, CEO of SPORTEL.

NHL GAMES TO GO ONLINE - 19 Jul 07

The National Hockey League, has agreed a deal with NeuLion Inc to show games live on the web, starting from the 2007-2008 season.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE IN VIRGIN MEDIA TIE-UP - 9 Jul 07

English soccer’s Coca-Cola Football League matches are to feature on Virgin Media's broadband and mobile platforms after the two sides agreed a deal.

VENUES TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY NEXT WEEK AT SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY: THE CONFERENCE 2007 - 20 Jun 07

Attending a sports event is becoming a truly multimedia experience with spectators expecting much more from their match day outing than just a seat and a sandwich. Venues in return are providing entertainment around events through increasingly utilising technology that can boost their revenues at the same time.

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TO GO UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AT SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY: THE CONFERENCE 2007 - 13 Jun 07

A growing number of sports organisations including the English Premier League have initiated legal action against social networking website You Tube/Google, claiming copyright infringement.

UK COMPANIES TO CUT F1 EMISSIONS - 6 Jun 07

Two British companies have joined forces to help Formula One cut Co2 emissions ahead of new rules to lower the environmental impact of the sport in 2009.

AVAYA’S FIFA WORLD CUP MD TO PROVIDE CLOSING ADDRESS AT SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY: THE CONFERENCE 2007 - 5 Jun 07

Doug Gardner, Managing Director of Avaya’s FIFA World Cup Programmes 2001-06, will provide the Closing Address at Sport andTechnology: The Conference 2007 at Inmarsat’s headquarters in London on Friday 29 June.

NFL’S ‘FIRST AND TEN’ LINE PIONEER JOINS SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY: THE CONFERENCE - 31 May 07

Sam McCleery, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for PVI Virtual Media Services, has joined Sport and Technology: The Conference 2007 as a panellist.

ESPN LAUNCHES SPORTS VIDEO PODCASTS - 16 May 07

US sports broadcaster ESPN is to leverage its sports content on more platforms as it launched its first free, downloadable video podcasts.

TEN DAYS REMAIN FOR SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY: THE CONFERENCE 2007’S EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT - 15 May 07

Delegates wishing to take advantage of a £100 discount for Sport and Technology: The Conference 2007, only have 10 days left to register their places. The price will rise from £499 plus VAT to £599 plus VAT after 25 May.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY: THE CONFERENCE 2007 - 3 May 07

SportBusiness and ArkSports are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the third edition of Sport and Technology: The Conference at:

http://www.sportandtechnologyconference.com

SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE GOES BIGGER AND BETTER - 20 Apr 07

The third edition of Sport and Technology: The Conference will be held at a new, bigger venue when the highly-acclaimed event returns on Friday 29 June
2007.

ESPNSOCCERNET.COM LAUNCHES GERMAN AND FRENCH SITES - 18 Apr 07

ESPNsoccernet, the news and scores website, launched two new language versions. The site will now be available to users in both French (soccernet.fr) and German (soccernet.de).

ISC GOES INTO ORBITZ WITH NEW AGREEMENT - 10 Apr 07

US motorsport promoter and track owner, the International Speedway Corporation (ISC) has extended its sponsorship agreement with Orbitz Worldwide.

SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY: THE CONFERENCE - DATE SET - 30 Mar 07

The date for the third edition of Sport and Technology: The Conference has been set.

RICHARDS RULES OUT ASTON MARTIN F1 TEAM - 14 Mar 07

Dave Richards has ruled out entering an Aston Martin team into the world of Formula One – despite taking over the motor manufacturer in a $924m deal this week.

BONHAM GROUP RELAUNCHES WEB SITE - 8 Mar 07

The Bonham Group relaunched its web site this week, giving special emphasis to the firm’s expanded presence in the international sports marketplace.

TELSTRA SIGNS $70 MILLION RUGBY LEAGUE DEAL - 2 Mar 07

Australian telecoms company Telstra signed a deal with the National Rugby League (NRL) for its naming rights and a package of internet and mobile rights.

SERVECAST AND CELTIC TEAM UP FOR BROADBAND SERVICE - 1 Mar 07

Servecast, the broadband video specialists for the sports and media industries, signed a new deal with Scottish Premier league Club, Celtic for advanced video streaming services until the end of the 2008-09 season.

MARUTI SIGNS ONLINE FOR CRICKET WORLD CUP - 27 Feb 07

Car company Maruti agreed a $1 million sponsorship deal for cricket World Cup website.

MEDIA PARTNERS & SILVA AWARD SERIE A TV RIGHTS IN ASIA - 26 Feb 07

Media Partners & Silva and Dentsu announced the assignment of Italian Serie A media rights for the seasons 2007-2010 in Hong Kong, China P.R. Macau, Vietnam and South Korea.

LEADING MARKETERS JOIN MEDIA SUMMIT LINE-UP - 14 Feb 07

Steve Martin, head of M&C Saatchi Sponsorship and Julian Hough, Group development officer of fast-rising marketing services group Engine, are among the latest industry leaders to join the speaker line-up for the SportBusiness International Sports Media Summit in London on March 14.

ESPN RE-LAUNCHES MOBILE THROUGH VERIZON - 9 Feb 07

US broadcaster ESPN is relaunching its mobile service through Verizon Wireless.

SPORTBUSINESS GROUP WELCOMES ARKSPORTS - 6 Feb 07

SportBusiness is delighted to welcome ArkSports, the specialist sports consultancy and publisher, to the group.

IMG ACQUIRES MOBILE TV MARKET LEADER NUNET - 30 Jan 07

The IMG agency acquired Nunet AG, a leading provider of mobile media solutions for 2.5G and 3G mobile network operators.

Campus 07: 90 days 90 speakers - 19 Jan 07

With 90 days to go before Campus 07, SportBusiness has signed up over 90 leading speakers to address the conference in April with new presenters confirming all the time.

PREMIER LEAGUE MEDIA RIGHTS WORTH £2.7 BILLION - 18 Jan 07

The total value of the media and TV rights packages for the English Premier League for the three years from the start of the 2007-08 season is a staggering £2.7 billion.

FIBA PARTNERS WITH SPORTFIVE IN ASIA - 16 Jan 07

The Fédération Internationale de Basketball agreed a deal with the Sportfive agency for the sale of its media rights throughout Asia and the Middle East for the FIBA World Championships and FIBA Asia Championships from 2009 until 2011.

GERMAN HANDBALL AND BASKETBALL TEAM UP ONLINE - 11 Jan 07

Germany’s top domestic handball and basketball leagues the Handball Bundesliga (HBL) and Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) have joined forces online.

NHL, NHLPA AND VERIZON WIRELESS AGREE DEAL - 4 Jan 07

The National Hockey League, the National Hockey League Players' Association and Verizon Wireless, agreed a new multi-year deal.

MOBILE VIDEO TO BOOST MOBILE SPORTS MARKET - 3 Jan 07

The increasing influence of mobile video enabled on 3G networks will drive the uptake of many mobile sports, leisure and information services over the next five years, according to Juniper Research.

SPORTFIVE JUMPS TO EURO 2008 WEB DEAL - 19 Dec 06

Sportfive has signed a four-year deal with online broadcaster JumpTV to carry web broadcasts of around 200 qualifying matches for UEFA’s Euro 2008 soccer tournament.

SERVECAST UNVEIL 2007 NEW MEDIA EVENT VENUE - 19 Dec 06

English Premier League soccer club Arsenal’s new Emirates Stadium will host a leading new media conference in March.

MLBAM AND ITVN AGREE TV DEAL - 7 Dec 06

Major League Baseball has signed a new distribution agreement for its online programming to be accessible through conventional TV sets.

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP JAPAN 2006 ONLINE - 6 Dec 06

Video highlights and extensive live coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 will be available on FIFA.com.

ICC TO TIGHTEN INTERNET COVERAGE OPTIONS - 6 Dec 06

The International Cricket Council has opted to tighten its control of World Cup internet rights for the 2007 World Cup to ban over-by-over internet coverage.

NFL TO OFFER FIRST LIVE WEBCASTS - 1 Dec 06

The NFL is set to provide live web broadcasts of its own NFL Network's Thursday and Saturday matches to Verizon's Fios and DirecTV television and Internet subscribers.

TELECOMS OPERATOR JOINS UK TV BATTLE - 30 Nov 06

UK telecoms company BT is set to launch its BT Vision combined television and internet service.

SINA SIGNS WITH CHELSEA IN CHINESE WEB DEAL - 29 Nov 06

Chelsea Football Club and SINA today agreed a partnership to create a Chinese language website for the English Premier League champions.

US FIGURE SKATING AND MLB MEDIA SIGN DEAL - 29 Nov 06

US Figure Skating and MLB Advanced Media, LP, the interactive media and internet company of Major League Baseball, agreed a multi-year venture to develop US Figure Skating’s interactive media properties.

CHELSEA PLANS TO LEAVE STAMFORD BRIDGE - 24 Nov 06

English Premier League Chelsea is drawing up plans to leave its Stamford Bridge stadium in a bid to rival Manchester United and become the biggest club in the world.

UK SOCCER WEBSITE LAUNCHES IN MANDARIN - 23 Nov 06

International media content provider Global Broadcast Networks (GBN), and China National Radio's web portal CNR.CN said they would launch a new dedicated UK football website in Mandarin.

MOBILE SPORTS SERVICES TO REACH $3.8BN BY 2011 - 17 Nov 06

Mobile sports information and entertainment services are expected to take an increasing share of the global mobile sports, leisure and information content market over the next five years.

IAAF AGREES BROADCAST DEAL FOR THE USA - 13 Nov 06

Athletics’ world governing body, the IAAF agreed a new TV rights deal in the USA that gives the sport significantly more coverage, via a combination of free-to-air, cable and internet TV agreements.

RECORD TRAFFIC FOR ATP TENNIS ON THE NET - 13 Nov 06

ATPtennis.com set a new traffic record in October when it recorded 580,591 unique visitors during the Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid. The Web site attracted more than 1.7 million user sessions as fans registered more than 9 million page impressions.

NHL AGREES DEAL WITH GOOGLE - 10 Nov 06

The National Hockey League's digital arm has agreed to provide videos of full-length games to Google Video.

ATP MASTERS SERIES RE-APPOINTS IMG MEDIA UNTIL 2010 - 8 Nov 06

ATP Media, the broadcast arm of the ATP Masters Series, extended its consultancy deal with IMG Media for a further three years.

ENGLISH FOOTBALL AUTHORITIES HIT OUT AT YOUTUBE - 6 Nov 06

The English Premier League is reported to be concerned that clips of Premier League matches have appeared on video-sharing websites like YouTube.com.

IRB RUGBY WORLD CUP LAUNCHES BROADBAND TENDER - 2 Nov 06

Rugby World Cup Limited has begun the tender process for a Broadband Subscription Services provider for the IRB Rugby World Cup 2007.

MOBILE ESPN TO OFFER SPORTS CONTENT - 2 Nov 06

ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd is set to offer sports content including cricket and football via texts, SMS and video clips on mobile phones.

UEFA DELIVERS LIVE ONLINE VIDEO - 31 Oct 06

UEFA launched its new UEFAVideo Service to provide live internet coverage of UEFA Champions League matches in 96 countries.

SERVECAST RECRUITS TOP SPORT INDUSTRY EXPERT - 25 Oct 06

European sports webcasting company Servecast announced the appointment of a new Business Development Director in Germany. This is the second European appointment by Servecast this year in order to meet growing market demand for advanced streaming media solutions in the sports industry.

ESPNSOCCERNET.COM TO LAUNCH IN FOUR MORE LANGUAGES - 12 Oct 06

ESPN.com’s website ESPNsoccernet.com will launch in four additional languages by the end of the year.

TELSTRA AND AFL SIGN A$60 MILLION DEAL - 9 Oct 06

Australian telecoms company Telstra signed Australia's biggest ever "new media" content deal with the Australian Football League, paying A$60 million over five years for the exclusive rights to show match footage on mobile phones and the internet.

INTER.IT IN CHINESE WITH SINA - 6 Oct 06

Italian Serie A club Internazionale signed an exclusive partnership with leading Chinese portal Sina to establish, host, develop and promote a Mandarin Chinese-language version of its official website.

VELUX 5 OCEANS LAUNCHES RACE WEBSITE WITH PREMIUM TV - 28 Sep 06

Clipper Ventures PLC launched the new race website for the VELUX 5 OCEANS.

TURNER SPORTS AND NBC PROVIDE ONLINE RYDER CUP - 22 Sep 06

Turner Sports and NBC Sports, the US Ryder Cup broadcaster, will produce and distribute online streaming video content for the 2006 Ryder Cup tournament.

EXTREME SPORTS CAPTURES INTERNATIONAL MOBILE TV MARKET - 21 Sep 06

The Extreme Sports Channel entered the international mobile TV market as part of an overall strategy to extend the reach of its branded content services and create additional revenue streams.

US OPEN SETS TOURNAMENT RECORDS - 19 Sep 06

The 2006 US Open set several records in attendance and website traffic and generated significant television ratings.

EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL TO RE-LAUNCH WEBSITE - 14 Sep 06

Euroleague Basketball is to re-launch its official website, Euroleague.net after a 66 per cent jump in Euroleague.net traffic last season.

NFL AND APPLE OFFER NFL HIGHLIGHTS VIA ITUNES STORE - 13 Sep 06

The National Football League (NFL) and Apple® agreed a deal for highlights of all Regular Season NFL Games & NFL GameDay to be available via the iTunes store.

UEFA INTRODUCES NEW INNOVATIONS FOR 2006-09 - 12 Sep 06

On the eve of the first match day of the new UEFA Champions League season UEFA has announced a series of significant milestones with respect to the marketing of the competition.

LONDON 2012 APPOINTS HEAD OF NEW MEDIA - 5 Sep 06

The London 2012 Organising Committee has appointed Alex Balfour as Head of New Media.

SONY ERICSSON SIGNS $20M TITLE RIGHTS DEAL - 30 Aug 06

It is already naming sponsor of the WTA Tour – now Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has served up its latest tennis deal; a $20m-plus, four-year contract for title sponsorship of the former Nasdaq-100 Open.

LIVE NATION RENEWS WITH AMA SUPERCROSS - 17 Aug 06

Live Nation, producers and promoters of the Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series, renewed its Supercross Sanctioning Agreement with the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA).

FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOL SIGNS INTERLIGA TOURNAMENT - 15 Aug 06

US Spanish-language channel Fox Sports en Espanol agreed a new four-year programming deal with Soccer United Marketing for the rights for the InterLiga Tournament.

SPORTELMONACO 2006 EXHIBITION SPACE SELLING OUT - 14 Aug 06

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.

GERMAN SPORTS TO GET NEW MEDIA INCREASE - 11 Aug 06

German football, basketball and handball leagues are set to get a significant boost to revenues from internet and mobile rights.

TNT AND PGA.COM TO OFFER BROADBAND COVERAGE - 31 Jul 06

US broadcaster Turner Network Television and PGA.com will partner on 11 hours of live Internet coverage of the 2006 PGA Championship August 17-21.

COUCHMAN HARRINGTON LAUNCHES MOBILE GROUP - 27 Jul 06

Leading sports and media law firm Couchman Harrington Associates, has launched a Mobile Entertainment Group.

US SWIMMING GETS LIVE ONLINE COVERAGE - 27 Jul 06

The US Swimming Championships will get live internet coverage from the World Championship Sports Network.

AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR EXAMINES SPORTS DEALS - 21 Jul 06

Australia's competition regulator said it would examine exclusive sports content deals in the internet sector.

O2 GERMANY EXTENDS SKI SPONSORSHIP - 20 Jul 06

Mobile phone operator O2 Germany extended its sponsorship of the German Skiing Federation (DSV) for a further three years.

BBC TO STREAM BRITISH OPEN ONLINE - 19 Jul 06

The BBC will provide live broadband streaming of this year's Open at Royal Liverpool for the first time.

US CLAMPS DOWN ON SPORTS BETTING - 18 Jul 06

Online gaming company BETonSPORTS faces a civil case in the US over its operations taking bets on sports events.

BARCELONA SIGNS FAR EAST DEALS - 17 Jul 06

Spanish Primera Liga club Barcelona signed deals with three Chinese media companies and one Japanese company to help promote the European and Spanish champions in the Far East.

MTN SIGNS UP AS FIFA WORLD CUP SPONSOR - 14 Jul 06

African company MTN Group signed a global deal as the first African World Cup Sponsor until 2010. The agreement, reported to be worth $65 million, gives MTN global rights for the 2010 World Cup South Africa as well as for the Confederations Cup in 2009.

FIFA WEBSITE SETS NEW RECORD - 14 Jul 06

Fifa’s official World Cup 2006 website, FIFAworldcup.com set new standards in online coverage of football with fans logging on in record numbers to follow the World Cup.

BSKYB WINS PREMIER MOBILE RIGHTS - 12 Jul 06

UK Pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB won the right to show Premier League football matches on mobile phones as it scooped the final domestic Premier League rights package.

TELEKOM AUSTRIA SUPPORTS EURO 2008 - 6 Jul 06

Telekom Austria signed a National Supporter agreement with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for Euro 2008, which will take place in Austria and Switzerland. It will be the tournament’s official telecommunication provider in Austria.

ACTION SPORTS DEAL FOR AOL AND FUSION - 27 Jun 06

AOL has joined forces with video production firm Fusion Entertainment to launch a new online network devoted to extreme sports.

FIFA WEBSITE BEATS 2002 FIGURES WITH EASE - 27 Jun 06

FIFA has confirmed its official website for the World Cup has already surpassed the number of page views racked up for the entire 2002 tournament.

MOTOROLA SECURE BECKHAM AS BRAND AMBASSADOR - 14 Jun 06

Mobile phone giant Motorola has secured a three-year deal with England and Real Madrid soccer star David Beckham to act as its global brand ambassador.

CITIGROUP EXTENDS TENNIS SPONSORSHIP - 14 Jun 06

Financial giant Citigroup has extended its sponsorship of the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.

INFRONT REVEALS FIFA TV RATINGS - 13 Jun 06

TV audiences in Europe for the FIFA World Cup look set to beat expectations judging by the initial viewing figures.

DOUBLE DUTCH FOR BUNDESLIGA RIGHTS - 11 Jun 06

Dutch firm Talpa TV has secured the TV and internet rights of German soccer’s Bundesliga.

INFRONT DELIGHT AT WORLD CUP COVERAGE - 7 Jun 06

After all the hype the FIFA World Cup kicks-off tomorrow in Germany – watched by the highest number of broadcasters in the history of the tournament.

SPORTEV DELIVERS WORLD CUP FOR 3 - 5 Jun 06

Mobile phone network 3 has appointed digital rights specialists Sportev to manage the technical delivery of its video highlights to the FIFA World Cup in Australia.

O2 RINGS UP IRISH RFU SPONSORSHIP - 1 Jun 06

Mobile phone firm O2 has become the new official sponsor of the Ireland national rugby team.

BBC TO BEAM WORLD CUP LIVE ON WEB - 1 Jun 06

Just a day after the BBC revealed its coverage this summer of tennis Grand Slam Wimbledon would be broadcast live on its website, it has now confirmed its FIFA World Cup coverage will also be shown online.

BBC SERVES UP LIVE ONLINE WIMBLEDON - 31 May 06

British broadcaster the BBC has confirmed it will be showing live coverage of tennis Grand Slam Wimbledon on its website this summer for the first time ever.

PCCW SCORE WITH SPORTEV ON PREMIERSHIP RIGHTS - 29 May 06

Wireless sports agency Sportev has signed a deal with Asian telecommunications giant PCCW to provide coverage of English soccer Premier League matches on mobile phones in Hong Kong next season.