Croatia
SERIE A DEALS AGREED IN SLOVENIA, BOSNIA AND CROATIA
The Media Partners & Silva agency announced an agreement with the Sport Add agency for the distribution of Italian Serie A rights in Slovenia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Croatia.
BIDDERS READY FOR EURO 2012 FINAL RUN
Representatives from the three bids of Ukraine-Poland, Hungary-Croatia and Italy for UEFA’s Euro 2012 tournament handed over the final part of their bid documents.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND CUP FINALS ANNOUNCED
The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the Stadio Olimpico in Rome have been selected to host the 2008 and 2009 UEFA Champions League finals respectively by UEFA's executive committee.
ITALY COULD LOSE OUT WITH EURO 2012 BID
Italy is in danger of losing its bid to host the 2012 European Championships as a result of the Serie A match-fixing scandal.
ESPN CLASSIC EXTENDS REACH TO SPANISH MARKET
The 24-hour sports channel ESPN Classic agreed a deal with Spanish telecoms company TelefC3nica for carriage on its IPTV platform Imagenio. The deal marks the channel’s first move into the Spanish IPTV market.
NIKE UNVEIL LATEST TV SOCCER AD
Nike may have scored an own goal with its latest TV ad airing in the UK – celebrating the skills of Brazilian star Ronaldo.
EURO 2012 BIDDER’S STEEL SPONSOR
The world’s biggest steel company Mittal Steel has agreed a deal to support the Ukrainian Football Association as lead sponsor in its bid to host soccer’s Euro 2012.
RECORD ENTRIES FOR ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The IAAF says a record number of countries have declared an interest to host the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
MITTAL STEEL SUPPORTS POLISH FOOTBALL
Mittal Steel, the world’s largest global steel company, will become the Polish Football Association’s lead sponsor in its bid to host the UEFA European Football Championship in 2012.
T-MOBILE SCORE WORLD CUP RIGHTS
Mobile phone operator T-Mobile International has tied up mobile broadcast rights covering all 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup across seven European territories.
IEC SERVES UP CARLSBERG CUP
Football's national team competition, the Carlsberg Cup, will again be distributed via television worldwide by IEC in Sports.
EURO 2012 SHORTLIST DOWN TO THREE
Uefa has named a shortlist of three candidates to host the European Championship in 2012.
GOTHENBURG DANCES TO ISU TUNE IN 2008
Swedish city Gothenburg has won the right to host the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships.
EURO 2012 HOST HINT
UEFA chief Lars-Christer Olsson has dropped a huge hint as to who will be on the short-list to host Euro 2012.
FIVE BID TO STAGE EURO 2012
UEFA have received five bids to host the European soccer championship in 2012. They comprise joint bids from Croatia-Hungary and Poland-Ukraine and single bids from Greece, Italy and Turkey.
ZAGREB ATHLETICS MEETING IN CREDIT
Visa International has agreed a sponsorship deal with the IAAF Grand Prix Zagreb athletics meeting.
NEW ORDER FOR TABLE TENNIS
There is a new look to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) executive committee following its Annual General Meeting in Shanghai on May 1.
ESPN CLASSIC SPORT LAUNCHES IN CROATIA
ESPN Classic Sport has now spread its coverage to Croatia, via cable TV operator, Digital City Media (DCM).