http://www.sportbusiness.com/sport/motorcycling/feed Sportbusiness News http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/167458/bbc-extends-motogp-rights-deal UK public-service broadcaster, the BBC, extended its deal with Dorna Sports SL, the commercial rights holder of MotoGP for five years until 2013. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Motorcycling TV Rights Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:23:18 +0100 msherlock 167458 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/167447/dsf-wins-three-year-motogp-tv-deal-in-germany German broadcaster DSF has acquired exclusive TV rights in Germany for MotoGP in a three-year deal with Dorna Sports, the race series’ commercial rights-holder. Media Germany Broadcast Motorcycling TV Rights Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:31:40 +0100 msherlock 167447 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/167406/motogp-secures-cbs-and-nbc-broadcasts-over-summer Dorna Sports agreed deals with US broadcasters CBS Sports and NBC to broadcast coverage of MotoGP across the United States this summer. Events United States Motorcycling TV Rights Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:56:20 +0100 mglendinning 167406 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/167397/motogp-coverage-on-eurosport-ends-for-2009 MotoGP rights-holders Dorna Sports said that coverage of the MotoGP World Championships will no longer be available on Eurosport from the 2009 season, as part of Dorna’s new strategy of working with national network broadcasters around Europe. Media Europe Broadcast Motorcycling TV Rights Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:13:54 +0100 msherlock 167397 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/167394/motogp-250cc-class-to-be-dropped The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM), motorcycling’s governing body, said that it will eliminate the 250cc class from Grand Prix racing. Events Administration Motorcycling Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:11:00 +0100 msherlock 167394 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166983/bwin-becomes-title-sponsor-of-the-british-grand-prix bwin extended its sports sponsorship of the MotoGP World Championship by signing an agreement to be the title sponsor of the British round of the series at Donington Park. Marketing United Kingdom Motorcycling Sponsorship Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:44:16 +0100 msherlock 166983 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166653/rally-ireland-achieves-record-audience Rally Ireland attracted the biggest television audience for a World Rally Championship event in 2007, with 62 million viewers in over 180 countries. Media Ireland Audience Data Motorcycling Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:40:59 +0100 mglendinning 166653 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166520/bwin-extends-motogp-sponsorship-deal Online gaming company, bwin, has renewed its sponsorship deal with Dorna Sports, the commercial rights holders of MotoGP, for the seasons 2008 and 2009. Marketing Spain Motorcycling Sponsorship Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:10:01 +0000 mglendinning 166520 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166519/qatar-upgrades-track-for-f1-bid Qatar is to upgrade its Losail International Circuit, which is best known for hosting major motorcycling events, to cater for Formula One. Events Qatar Motorcycling Stadia & Facilities Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:02:59 +0000 mglendinning 166519 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166315/eurosport-and-channel-4-to-show-british-superbikes Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport and commercial broadcaster Channel 4 secured the TV rights for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship in the UK. Media United Kingdom Broadcast Motorcycling TV Rights Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:00:02 +0000 msherlock 166315 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164246/motorsport-vision-takes-over-british-superbike-championship MotorSport Vision agreed a ten-year deal to take over the organisation and promotion of the British Superbike Championship from Dorna, starting with the 2008 season. Marketing United Kingdom Broadcast Motorcycling Sponsorship Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:24:11 +0000 msherlock 164246 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163769/record-year-for-international-speedway-corp NASCAR track operators, International Speedway Corporation, have reported record financial results for the twelve months to November 30, 2007. Events United States Finance Motorcycling Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:33:33 +0000 mglendinning 163769 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163094/bmw-to-move-into-world-superbike-championship BMW said it would enter a team into the World Superbike championship for the 2009 season. Events Motorcycling Sponsorship Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:22:42 +0000 msherlock 163094 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162974/superleague-formula-visits-six-circuits Superleague Formula, the new motorports series which claims to merge the passion of international football with the excitement of high-tech motorsport, has announced a schedule which takes in six European circuits, starting at Donington, UK, in August, 2008. Events Spain Events Motorcycling Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:35:10 +0000 mglendinning 162974 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162876/omniticket-network-wins-singapore-gp-contract Singapore GP Pte Ltd has appointed OmniTicket Network, a provider of admission and venue management systems, as exclusive ticket distributor for the 2008 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. Events Singapore Motorcycling Ticketing Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:17:03 +0000 mglendinning 162876 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162834/isle-of-man-tt-earns-48m-for-local-economy The economic impact of the year’s Centenary Isle of Man TT races to the Isle of Man economy was £48 million, according to the island’s Tourism and Leisure department. Events United Kingdom Finance Motorcycling Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:57:14 +0000 mglendinning 162834 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162656/a1gp-signs-up-event-partner The A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has signed a major sponsorship to mark the start of its third year of racing. Marketing South Africa Motorcycling Sponsorship Mon, 1 Oct 2007 10:20:15 +0100 mglendinning 162656 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162655/bmw-to-enter-a-world-superbikes-team BMW said it would enter the World Superbike championship for the 2009 season. Events Motorcycling Mon, 1 Oct 2007 10:11:28 +0100 msherlock 162655 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162614/venture-capital-firm-suffers-f1-profit-slump Formula One’s commercial profits have fallen to just $6 million since the sport's commercial rights were acquired by the private equity company, CVC, according to UK press reports. Marketing United Kingdom Administration Motorcycling Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:50:34 +0100 mglendinning 162614 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162410/rizla-extends-suzuki-motogp-sponsorship Rizla has extended its sponsorship of the Suzuki MotoGP team for a further season. Events Japan Motorcycling Sponsorship Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:28:28 +0100 mglendinning 162410 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162156/indianapolis-to-host-motogp-in-2008 The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) has agreed a multi-year deal with Dorna, the commercial rights holder for MotoGP to host the second round of the World Championships. Events United States Events Motorcycling Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:47:04 +0100 nicolarogers 162156 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162032/the-brickyard-courts-motogp-chiefs Track chiefs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have confirmed they are in talks with a view to staging a MotoGP race at the circuit next year. Events United States Events Motorcycling Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:22:05 +0100 cbritcher 162032 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161947/bsi-speedway-announces-title-sponsorship BSI Speedway agreed a deal with Meridian Lifts to title sponsor the 2007 FIM British Speedway Grand Prix. Marketing United Kingdom Motorcycling Sponsorship Wed, 6 Jun 2007 09:35:51 +0100 msherlock 161947 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161790/capitalize-to-promote-fim-championships Capitalize has been appointed by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) to promote the QMMF Endurance FIM World Championship. Marketing Event Management Motorcycling Thu, 3 May 2007 10:15:31 +0100 mglendinning 161790 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161763/dorna-chief-dismisses-motogp-fears The head of Dorna Sports – rights holders for the MotoGP series – has denied motorcycling’s top series is facing a crisis. Events Spain Administration Motorcycling Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:21:05 +0100 cbritcher 161763 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161702/motogp-teams-continue-blue-chip-sponsorship-chase MotoGP teams will continue to debate ideas for bringing blue chip, multinational companies into the sport at this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. Marketing Motorcycling Sponsorship Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:30:21 +0100 msherlock 161702 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161699/capcom-wins-moto-gp-gaming-rights Capcom acquired the rights to publish a MotoGP game on the PlayStation. Media Gaming Gambling Motorcycling Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:27:50 +0100 msherlock 161699 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161514/fiat-to-sponsor-yamaha-in-two-year-deal Italian carmaker FIAT agreed a two-year deal to be title sponsor of Valentino Rossi's Yamaha MotoGP team. Marketing Italy Motorcycling Sponsorship Tue, 6 Mar 2007 08:59:28 +0000 msherlock 161514 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161496/dorna-sports-takes-wasserman-media-group-on-board Dorna Sports, the exclusive holder of the MotoGP World Championship commercial and television rights, appointed Wasserman Media Group (WMG) to manage global marketing opportunities for its marquee racing events. Marketing Motorcycling Sponsorship Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:50:07 +0000 msherlock 161496 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160755/motogp-ducati-and-alice-renew-sponsorship-until-2009 MotoGP team Ducati renewed its sponsorship agreement with high-speed internet brand Alice for a further three years. Italy Motorcycling Sponsorship Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:23:10 +0000 msherlock 160755 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160733/2007-motogp-calendar-confirmed MotoGP finalised its 2007 calendar with the season beginning on March 10 in Qatar. Qatar Administration Events Motorcycling Wed, 8 Nov 2006 09:02:36 +0000 msherlock 160733 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160632/qatar-lands-motogp-opener MotoGP chiefs have confirmed Qatar will host the start of next season’s world championship. Qatar Events Motorcycling Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:10:54 +0100 cbritcher 160632 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160372/bsi-signs-multi-million-dollar-deal-with-polish-pay-tv BSI has agreed a deal with Polish Pay TV broadcaster CANAL+ Cyfrowy, the owner of Pay TV CANAL+ Poland, for the exclusive live TV rights for both the FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) Series and the FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) until 2011. Poland Broadcast Motorcycling Tue, 5 Sep 2006 09:24:16 +0100 msherlock 160372 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160216/first-a-deal-now-race-date-for-us-gp Formula One chiefs have confirmed next season’s US Grand Prix will take place on June 17 – news which follows hot on the heels of a one-year extension to stage the race. Motorcycling Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:31:02 +0100 admin 160216 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160074/bridgepoint-wins-control-of-moto-gp Private equity firm Bridgepoint acquired a controlling stake in Dorna, the Spanish company that owns the rights for MotoGP. Finance Motorcycling Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:34:03 +0100 admin 160074 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160056/motogp-signs-us-tv-deal In a landmark deal for motorcycling, MotoGP will be broadcast on network TV in the US after an agreement was reached between US broadcaster ABC and MotoGP’s commercial rights-holders Dorna Sports. Broadcast Events Motorcycling Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:09:21 +0100 admin 160056 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159847/speedway-set-for-multi-million-makeover Dover International Speedway is set to undergo a multi-million dollar refurbishment programme. Broadcast Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Wed, 24 May 2006 20:23:56 +0100 admin 159847 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159842/indy-500-will-reach-340m-worldwide ESPN will distribute this weekend’s Indy 500 to more than 200 countries and around 340m households in its role as exclusive worldwide TV partner of IndyCar. Motorcycling Wed, 24 May 2006 20:18:34 +0100 admin 159842 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159812/vegas-banks-on-nascar-weekend The NASCAR weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March had a $197m impact on the state’s economy, according to the latest figures. Gaming Gambling Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Wed, 17 May 2006 18:26:42 +0100 admin 159812 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159781/stadium-signs-five-year-speedway-extension Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium has signed a new five-year contract with BSI, rights holders of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series, to host the British GP. United Kingdom Motorcycling Stadia & Facilities Wed, 10 May 2006 19:13:33 +0100 admin 159781 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159620/life-s-a-beach-for-isc NASCAR chiefs have signed a new deal with Daytona Beach officials to ensure the series will be racing at the legendary venue until 2054. Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Mon, 3 Apr 2006 19:14:11 +0100 admin 159620 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159591/bsi-appoints-chairman Sports rights marketing agency BSI has appointed Matthew Wheeler as chairman from April 3, 2006. United States Marketing Research Motorcycling Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:33:34 +0100 admin 159591 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159586/danish-union-named-speedway-title-sponsor Dansk Metal, one of Denmark’s leading national engineering unions, is the new title sponsor of the 2006 FIM Danish Speedway Grand Prix. Broadcast Events Motorcycling Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:21:09 +0100 admin 159586 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159548/motogp-website-revamp The official website of motorcycling's MotoGP World Championship, www.motogp.com, has undergone a redesign and is offering a new contents package. Motorcycling Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:06:30 +0000 admin 159548 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159504/sky-sports-boost-for-speedway Sky Sports has signed a new five-year deal with the BSPA (British Speedway Promoters Association) for live coverage of speedway. Broadcast Motorcycling Thu, 9 Mar 2006 08:21:46 +0000 admin 159504 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159422/bank-of-america-extends-nascar-deal Bank of America Corp. has reached a new five-year deal with International Speedway Corp., which runs NASCAR, to sponsor four race tracks. United States Baseball Marketing Research Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Sponsorship Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:36:32 +0000 admin 159422 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159372/mta-media-stay-onboard-for-fim-speedway-events Sports marketing company, BSI, has appointed sports communications agency, MTA Media, to oversee a public and media relations campaign for FIM Speedway events. United Kingdom Broadcast Events Marketing Research Motorcycling Stadia & Facilities Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:25:37 +0000 admin 159372 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159363/daytona-drinks-to-bud Budweiser will become the Official Beer of Daytona International Speedway under a new multi-year agreement. Events Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:09:55 +0000 admin 159363 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159233/nascar-fails-to-throw-out-400m-lawsuit NASCAR’s hopes of seeing a multi-million dollar lawsuit against it dismissed have been thrown out of court. Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Stadia & Facilities Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:31:32 +0000 admin 159233 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159097/nascar-hall-of-fame-down-to-three Possible sites for NASCAR's first official Hall of Fame are Atlanta, Charlotte or Daytona Beach, Fla., and it expects to pick a winning city by the end of March. United States Administration Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Fri, 6 Jan 2006 11:19:58 +0000 admin 159097 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158928/ecclestone-sells-f1-interest Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and German bank BayernLB have sold their controlling stake in the Formula One Group. Broadcast Finance Law Motorcycling Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:16:13 +0000 admin 158928 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158395/f1-back-in-us-next-year Formula One is to race once more at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2006 – despite the public relations disaster earlier this year when most teams boycotted the race. Motorcycling Thu, 22 Sep 2005 06:14:07 +0100 admin 158395 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158352/indy-car-schedule-cut Indy-car racing will shrink from 17 races to 14 in 2006 and compress the smaller season into less than six months, Indy Racing League (IRL) officials have announced. Japan United States Motorcycling Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:26:13 +0100 admin 158352 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158265/insurance-company-backs-new-premier-squash-league England's top squash league will be renamed the Premier Squash League (PSL) for the forthcoming season. United Kingdom Cricket Motorcycling Rugby Squash Technology Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:19:07 +0100 admin 158265 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158213/rias-races-ahead-in-speedway-deal RIAS, the specialist over-50s insurer, has agreed an extension to its headline sponsorship with the Poole RIAS Pirates speedway team. Motorcycling Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:46:29 +0100 admin 158213 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158179/action-sports-championships-make-uk-debut The LG Action Sports World Championships are to be held in Manchester, UK - the first time the championships have been held outside the United States. China Russian Federation South Korea Spain United Kingdom United States Events Motorcycling Skiing Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:12:54 +0100 admin 158179 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158178/action-sports-championships-make-uk-debut The LG Action Sports World Championships are to be held in Manchester, UK - the first time the championships have been held outside of the United States. China Russian Federation South Korea Spain United Kingdom United States Events Motorcycling Skiing Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:09:02 +0100 admin 158178 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158025/kerr-appointed-director-of-british-eurosport David Kerr, current Head of Sport at Channel 4, has been appointed the new Director of Brtish Eurosport. France Broadcast Cricket Events Gaming Gambling Motorcycling Skiing Sponsorship Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:05:37 +0100 admin 158025 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157896/bookmaker-bets-on-speedway The world's biggest independent bookmaker, Betfred, will become title sponsor of the Speedway Championship of Great Britain. United Kingdom Broadcast Events Motorcycling Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:33:09 +0100 admin 157896 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157829/bsi-and-parken-in-speedway-deal BSI, rights holders of the world championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series, has extended its deal with PARKEN Sport and Entertainment for the FIM Danish Speedway Grand Prix. Motorcycling Stadia & Facilities Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:42:00 +0100 admin 157829 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157682/indy-500-getting-serious CD-ROM technology is being used to drive fans to the official Indy 500 site to encourage ticket renewal for next year’s event. United Kingdom Motorcycling Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:55:33 +0100 admin 157682 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157475/british-eurosport-targets-new-viewers-through-atm British Eurosport has become the first TV broadcaster to use cash machines for an advertising campaign targeting viewers outside its regular audience. France United Kingdom Broadcast Cycling Events Football Soccer Motorcycling Tennis Track And Field Tue, 10 May 2005 22:42:10 +0100 admin 157475 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157356/speedway-world-championship-revs-up A new-style FIM Speedway World Championship gets underway this weekend, featuring nine Grand Prix and 16 qualified riders rather than 24. Australia Denmark Italy Poland Sweden United Kingdom Administration Motorcycling Stadia & Facilities Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:42:24 +0100 admin 157356 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157215/miami-speedway-lights-up NASCAR venue the Homestead-Miami Speedway has confirmed it is to install lights at the circuit to allow night-time racing – and prime-time TV action. France United States Events Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:39:20 +0100 admin 157215 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157163/polish-speedway-deal Poland’s national terrestrial broadcaster, TVP, has signed a two-year agreement with rights holder BSI for highlights of the world championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP). Poland Broadcast Events Motorcycling Stadia & Facilities Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:18:05 +0100 admin 157163 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157013/action-sports-tour-in-tv-deal Apparent Gravity Media (AGM), a leading provider of action sports and sports lifestyle programming, will partner the Dew Action Sports Tour, the first-ever season-long professional multi-sport tour in action sports. Broadcast Events Finance Gaming Gambling Marketing Research Motorcycling Skateboarding Skiing Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:48:50 +0000 admin 157013 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156955/sky-first-for-british-rally-championship Sky Sports will broadcast the British Rally Championship for the first time, throughout the 2005 season. United Kingdom Broadcast Events Motor Racing Motorcycling Fri, 4 Mar 2005 09:56:18 +0000 admin 156955 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156833/new-22m-gb-cycling-complex British cycling is to build a new £22million complex as part of the proposed Olympic Park. Greece United Kingdom Cycling Motorcycling Skiing Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:32:20 +0000 admin 156833 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156816/sendo-sees-double-with-superbikes-team Sendo, the UK's mobile phone manufacturer, has launched the new works backed Sendo Superbikes team. Spain Events Marketing Research Motorcycling Technology Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:54:26 +0000 admin 156816 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156728/sponsorship-first-for-superbike-world-championship In a first for the Australian Superbike World Championship round, a motorcycle brand will take naming rights to the 2005 event. Australia Events Motorcycling Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:05:26 +0000 admin 156728 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156706/q8oils-lubricates-ducati Q8Oils will partner Ducati’s GSE Racing team for the British Superbike Series 2005. Broadcast Marketing Research Motorcycling Sponsorship Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:24:17 +0000 admin 156706 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156593/nascar-reveals-tv-schedules NASCAR’s broadcast schedule includes an unprecedented 38 prime-time races, and live coverage of all 99 events from the NEXTEL Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Mexico Broadcast Events Marketing Research Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:42:16 +0000 admin 156593 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156518/champ-car-world-series-pr-appointments The Champ Car World Series has appointed two public relations veterans to its public relations staff. Administration Baseball Broadcast Education Events Motorcycling Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:03:26 +0000 admin 156518 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156470/bsi-clinches-danish-tv-deal BSI has signed a four-year agreement with Denmark’s national broadcaster, Denmarks Radio (DR), and cable and satellite channel dk4, to broadcast the World Championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP) and FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC). Broadcast Events Motorcycling Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:53:20 +0000 admin 156470 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156117/volvo-ocean-race-in-pr-appointment The Volvo Ocean Race has appointed Cameron Kelleher as its PR director. Australia United Kingdom Football Soccer Golf Marketing Research Motorcycling Recruitment Sailing Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:59:39 +0000 admin 156117 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155868/donnington-park-could-stage-british-gp A consortium bidding to rescue the British Grand Prix says the race could be held at Donington Park if a deal cannot be reached with Silverstone's owners. France Events Motorcycling Stadia & Facilities Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:23:44 +0100 admin 155868 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155650/dickies-back-nascar Texas Motor Speedway officials revealed that a Fort Worth-based company will be the primary sponsor for the track's second NASCAR Nextel Cup race. Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Sponsorship Wed, 15 Sep 2004 08:50:37 +0100 admin 155650 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155318/driver-fined-for-sponsor-cover-up NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson has been fined $10,000 for using a sign to hide the name of a sports drink made by a NASCAR sponsor because he has his own deal with a rival company. Marketing Research Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Sponsorship Wed, 4 Aug 2004 09:34:19 +0100 admin 155318 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155282/nascar-moves-on-to-new-pastures NASCAR has advanced further from its roots by stripping one Southern track of its only race and reducing another to one event in 2005. Down the road, the stock cars will almost certainly be spending even less time in the Southeast, where the sport flourished. Canada France Mexico United States Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:32:21 +0100 admin 155282 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155092/qatar-opens-new-track A major new international motorsports venue in the Middle East has been officially opened. Qatar Events Motorcycling Mon, 12 Jul 2004 07:27:12 +0100 admin 155092 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155071/isc-s-mixed-fortunes US motorsport track owner and operator International Speedway Corporation has reported a big drop in income in its latest round of financial results – but overall paints a positive picture of its operations. France United States Broadcast Events Finance Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Sponsorship Thu, 8 Jul 2004 05:57:47 +0100 admin 155071 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154863/nascar-drives-into-canada NASCAR is expanding into new territories after opening a new office in Canada, designed to provide it with a springboard to a range of new commercial deals. Canada United States Broadcast Events Marketing Research Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Sponsorship Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:09:58 +0100 admin 154863 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154736/ganassi-hit-by-lawsuit Team owner and former CART driver Chip Ganassi has been hit by a multi-million dollar lawsuit claiming he has yet to pay his share of a $35m debt linked to the construction of Chicago Motor Speedway. United States Motorcycling Wed, 2 Jun 2004 07:25:53 +0100 admin 154736 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154440/exclusive-crash-net-s-days-of-thunder Online motorsport magazine Crash.net is to have a fully branded car in the UK Days of Thunder series, in a deal believed to be the first time an online motorsport portal has assumed title sponsorship of a race car. Marketing Research Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Sponsorship Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:02:12 +0100 admin 154440 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154247/superbikes-signs-title-deal The UK government’s Department for Transport has signed a major title sponsorship deal with the British Superbikes Championship. Motorcycling Sponsorship Thu, 8 Apr 2004 07:22:35 +0100 admin 154247 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154237/superbikes-finds-a-friend Fisherman’s Friend has reached a new one-year deal with the Superbike World Championship. Endurance Sports Events Marketing Research Motorcycling Sponsorship Wed, 7 Apr 2004 08:04:58 +0100 admin 154237 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154186/sky-bets-on-speedway Sky Bet has signed a two-year deal to become the title sponsor of British Speedway’s Elite League. Broadcast Events Motorcycling Sponsorship Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:12:40 +0100 admin 154186 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154132/tiscali-doubles-up European internet company Tiscali has renewed its sponsorship of the MotoGP. Motorcycling Sponsorship Technology Thu, 25 Mar 2004 07:34:02 +0000 admin 154132 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154122/texas-and-nascar-in-talks NASCAR is reportedly on the verge of awarding the Texas Motor Speedway a second lucrative Nextel Cup race – despite the two being locked in a legal dispute. Law Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Wed, 24 Mar 2004 08:08:03 +0000 admin 154122 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154058/gravity-drawn-to-cleveland Action sports event the Gravity Games is to be staged in Cleveland for the third consecutive year. Events Marketing Research Motorcycling Skateboarding Skating Skiing Sponsorship Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:29:06 +0000 admin 154058 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154017/bsi-lifts-new-deal Benfield Sports International (BSI) has signed a deal with UK company Meridian Lifts to become an official sponsor of the world championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP). Administration Motorcycling Sponsorship Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:32:07 +0000 admin 154017 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153993/bsi-short-listed-for-award Benfield Sports International (BSI) – rights holder of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series – has been nominated for a top sponsorship award in Sweden. Sweden Broadcast Education Golf Marketing Research Motorcycling Skiing Sponsorship Tue, 9 Mar 2004 08:19:12 +0000 admin 153993 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153876/all-star-race-on-the-move NASCAR chiefs say they have not ruled out moving the venue of its annual all-star race next year. Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Sponsorship Wed, 25 Feb 2004 08:02:48 +0000 admin 153876 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153730/bain-appointed-ceo Rob Bain - the former CEO of Octagon Motorsports - has been appointed CEO of a firm specialising in managed customer services for major events. Events Motorcycling Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:26:15 +0000 admin 153730 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153665/bsi-gets-chemical-boost Benfield Sports International (BSI) has agreed a four-year deal with Swedish chemical products company VEIDEC to be elite sponsors of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP). Czech Republic Denmark Norway Slovenia Sweden Marketing Research Motorcycling Sponsorship Wed, 4 Feb 2004 08:56:38 +0000 admin 153665 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153642/track-owner-in-crash The owner of NASCAR track the New Hampshire International Speedway has been seriously injured in a car crash. Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Mon, 2 Feb 2004 08:09:59 +0000 admin 153642 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153583/pava-joins-the-speedway-circuit The FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series has unveiled anti-corrosion specialists Pava as the new title sponsor of the 2004 FIM Norwegian Speedway Grand Prix. Denmark Administration Broadcast Marketing Research Motorcycling Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:18:47 +0000 admin 153583 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153517/la7-secures-superbikes Italian terrestrial TV channel LA7 has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the Superbike World Championship in Italy for the next three years. Italy Broadcast Events Motorcycling Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:46:12 +0000 admin 153517 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153432/lpga-sets-up-home-with-kitson The LPGA has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Kitson & Partners - the real estate firm which recently announced plans for Grande Champion, the new development phase of LPGA International. Events Golf Marketing Research Motor Racing Motorcycling Nascar Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:01:39 +0000 admin 153432 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153428/bsi-sign-new-tv-deals Benfield Sports International (BSI) – rights holder for the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP) – has signed two new terrestrial TV deals. Finland United Kingdom Broadcast Events Motorcycling Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:51:55 +0000 admin 153428 at http://www.sportbusiness.com